Botulinum toxin A for the treatment of chronic neck pain

Pain

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-260

  Wheeler, Anthony H ^a   Goolkasian, Paula ^b   Gretz, Stephanie S ^c  

^a Charlotte Spine Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c Georgia School of Professional Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Cervical pain; Chronic pain; Neck pain; Neck Pain and Disability Scale

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035215110     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00358-X     Document Type: Article

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