Tramadol in post-herpetic neuralgia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Pain

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 323-331

  Boureau, Francois ^a   Legallicier, Pascale ^b   Kabir Ahmadi, Marmar ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Neuropathic pain; Postherpetic neuralgia; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL;

ACCOMODATION DISTURBANCE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038161131     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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