Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type I

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-122

  Forouzanfar, Tymour ^a   K̈ke, Albere J A ^a   Van Kleef, Maarten ^a   Weber, Wilhelm E J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome type I; Randomized controlled trials; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CLODRONIC ACID; CLONIDINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DROPERIDOL; GUANETHIDINE; HEPARIN; KETANSERIN; LIDOCAINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PREDNISONE; RESERPINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; EMBASE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036386990     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eujp.2001.0304     Document Type: Article

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