Postherpetic neuralgia: A descriptive analysis of patients seen in pain clinics

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-320

  Lazaro C ^a   Caseras, X ^a   Banos J E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; McGill Pain Questionnaire; Pain clinics; Postherpetic neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CAPSAICIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 10744225461     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(03)00178-0     Document Type: Article

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