0.4% Nitroglycerin ointment in the treatment of chronic anal fissure pain: A viewpoint by Laurence R. Sands

Drugs

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 350-

  Sands, Laurence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANUS FISSURE; ANUS FISSURE PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNET; NOTE; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746088848     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 00126667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-200666030-00007     Document Type: Note

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