Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-128

  Alper, Brian S ^a   Lewis, Peter R ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Postherpetic neuralgia nonMeSH ; Systematic review nonMESH ; Therapy; Zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZATROPINE; BENZYDAMINE; BUPIVACAINE; CAPSAICIN; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FLUPHENAZINE; GABAPENTIN; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MAPROTILINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL; VINCRISTINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0036172333     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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