Rofecoxib versus ibuprofen for acute treatment of migrainne: A randomised placebo controlled trial

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 950, 2004, Pages 720-723

  Misra, Usha Kant ^a   Jose, M ^a   Kalita, J ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; IBUPROFEN; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB; SUMATRIPTAN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; LACTONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10344265482     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.012393     Document Type: Article

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