Topical rubefacients for acute and chronic pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Matthews, Paul ^b   Derry, Sheena ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a   McQuay, Henry J ^a   Moore, Maura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMMONIUM SALICYLATE; BENZYL NICOTINATE; BORNYL SALICYLATE; CAMPHOR; CHOLINE SALICYLATE; DIETHYL SALICYLATE; DIETHYLAMINE SALICYLATE; GLYCOL MONOSALICYLATE; GLYCOL SALICYLATE; MECLOFENAMIC ACID; METHYLBUTETISALICYLATE; METHYLGENTISATE; NICOBOXIL; NICOTINIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; NONIVAMIDE; PICOLAMINE SALICYLATE; PLACEBO; RUBEFACIENT; SALICYLAMIDE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; THURFYL NICOTINATE; TRIETHANOLAMINE SALICYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; STRAIN INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55049127037     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007403     Document Type: Review

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