Divalproex sodium in the management of post-herpetic neuralgia: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-34

  Kochar, D K ^a   Garg, P ^a   Bumb, R A ^a   Kochar, S K ^a   Mehta, R D ^a   Beniwal, R ^a   Rawat, N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 12444259804     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci005     Document Type: Article

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