Systematic review of topical capsaicin for the treatment of chronic pain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7446, 2004, Pages 991-994

  Mason, Lorna ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a   Derry, Sheena ^a   Edwards, Jayne E ^a   McQuay, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

EID: 1942467891     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38042.506748.ee     Document Type: Review

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