Efficacy and safety of acetaminophen and naproxen in the treatment of tension-type headache. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Cephalalgia

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 740-748

  Prior, Mary Jane ^a   Cooper, K M ^a   May, L G ^a   Bowen, D L ^a  

^a Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Analgesic; Naproxen; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

NAPROXEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; TENSION HEADACHE; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPROXEN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036835025     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2002.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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