A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study of cryotherapy versus cryotherapy and podophyllotoxin cream as treatment for external anogenital warts

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 514-519

  Gilson, R J C ^a   Ross, J ^b   Maw, R ^c   Rowen, D ^d   Sonnex, C ^e   Lacey, C J N ^f  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Whittall Street Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN;

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; CRYOTHERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ANUS DISEASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; CRYOTHERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449149152     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.038075     Document Type: Article

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