Postoperative pain management: Number-needed-to-treat approach versus procedure-specific pain management approach

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 180-

  McQuay, H ^a   Derry, Sheena ^a   Wiffen, Phil ^a   Moore, Andrew ^a   Eccleston, Christopher ^b  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTHRITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LETTER; MIGRAINE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84871626006     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.10.007     Document Type: Letter

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