Salmon calcitonin in the treatment of post herpetic neuralgia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 668-671

  Visser, E J ^a   Kwei, P L ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcitonin; Neuropathic pain; Post herpetic neuralgia; Salmon calcitonin

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; CODEINE; GABAPENTIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIALCALCIC; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; SALCATONIN; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33750624011     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400505     Document Type: Article

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