Homeopathic Arnica montana for post-tonsillectomy analgesia: a randomised placebo control trial

Homeopathy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-21

  Robertson, A ^a   Suryanarayanan, R ^b   Banerjee, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

homeopathy; pain management; surgery; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; COCODAMOL; DICLOFENAC; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWALLOWING; TABLET; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ARNICA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846163487     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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