Clinical applications for change-point analysis of herpes zoster pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 510-516

  Desmond, Renee A ^a,e   Weiss, Heidi L ^a   Arani, Ramin B ^b   Soong, Seng Jaw ^a   Wood, Martin J ^c   Fiddian, Paul A ^d   Gnann, John W ^a   Whitley, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Sandiway ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Herpes zoster; Piece wise exponential distribution; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALICICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 0036282682     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00393-7     Document Type: Article

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