Herpes zoster-related pain in aged individuals: How to manage it safely

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 273-278

  Lang, P O ^a   Pautex, S ^a   Belmin, J ^b   Michel, J P ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

acute pain; Analgesics; Herpes Zoster; Old adults; Post herpes zoster neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; OXYCODONE; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALING; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RASH; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 78049434299     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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