A comparison of two nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (Diflunisal versus dipyrone) in the treatment of moderate to severe cancer pain: A randomized crossover study

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-188

  Yalçin, Şuayib ^a   Güllü, Ibrahim H ^a   Tekuzman, Gülten ^a   Savaş, Cemil ^a   Firat, Dinçer ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Diflunisal; Dipyrone; Methimazole

Indexed keywords

DIFLUNISAL; DIPYRONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DIFLUNISAL; DIPYRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0344043448     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199804000-00019     Document Type: Article

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