Feasibility study comparing oral paracetamol and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for treating pain after musculoskeletal injury: A randomized, double blind, controlled trial

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 78-84

  Man, Shin Yan ^b   Woo, Wing Keung ^b   Lam, Peggo Kwok Wai ^a   Rainer, Timothy Hudson ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Ctr Clin Trials/Epidemiol Res ^*

Author keywords

Diclofenac; Indomethacin; NSAID; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 2342486780     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790401100203     Document Type: Article

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