Antioxidants and pain control in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A never-ending story

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-6

  Pezzilli, Raffaele ^a   Fantini, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Antioxidants; Chronic; Pain; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DISEASES; DRUG PRODUCTS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTOX; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CURCUMIN; METHIONINE; PIPERINE; PLACEBO; RETINOL; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; ULTRASONIC LITHOTRIPSY;

EID: 33847371320     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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