Topical use of nitrates, capsaicin, and tricyclic antidepressants for pain management

Advanced Studies in Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7 A, 2003, Pages

  McCleane, Gary ^a  

^a Rampark Pain Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; DOXEPIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRATE; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TENDINITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0041355436     PISSN: 15303004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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