Effects of nicotine on spinal cord injury pain: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled crossover trial

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-105

  Richardson, Elizabeth ^a   Richards, J ^a   Stewart, Christopher ^b   Ness, Timothy ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

neuropathic pain; nicotine; pain; randomized controlled trial; smoking; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 84859803217     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: 19455763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/sci1802-101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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