Efficacy of etoricoxib for pain relief during endometrial biopsy; a double blind randomized controlled trial

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Tanprasertkul, Chamnan ^a   Pongrojpow, Densak ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Endometrial biopsy; Etoricoxib; Pain; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ETORICOXIB; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TABLET; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BIOPSY; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PYRIDINES; SULFONES;

EID: 39349102717     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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