Prevention of postherpetic neuralgia

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9165, 1999, Pages 1636-1637

  Dworkin, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CLONIDINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FAMCICLOVIR; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALACICLOVIR;

DRUG EFFICACY; HERPES; HUMAN; NOTE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033562890     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00003-3     Document Type: Note

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