Does pamidronate enhance the analgesic effect of radiotherapy? A randomized trial [2]

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 719-720

  George, Reena ^a   Hephzibah, Julie ^a   John, Subhashini ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; DIPHOSPHONATES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38549101920     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307084130     Document Type: Letter

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