Homeopathic arnica for prevention of pain and bruising: Randomized placebo-controlled trial in hand surgery

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 60-65

  Stevinson, C ^a   Devaraj, V S ^b   Fountain Barber, A ^b   Hawkins, S ^b   Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TABLET FORMULATION; ADOLESCENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARNICA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTUSIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAND; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037315636     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.2.60     Document Type: Article

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