Referral and treatment patterns for complex regional pain syndrome in the Netherlands

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 816-825

  De Mos, M ^a,b   Huygen, F J P M ^b   Van Der Hoeven Borgman, M ^a   Dieleman, J P ^a   Stricker, B H Ch ^a   Sturkenboom, M C J M ^a  

^a Department of Medical Informatics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALLOPURINOL; AMANTADINE; ASCORBIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARNITINE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DULOXETINE; EPHEDRINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROQUININE; KETANSERIN; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE BLOCK; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CHILD; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67149111707     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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