Oral prednisolone in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized placebo controlled trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue SPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Ghasemi, Majid ^a   Masaeli, Ali ^a   Rezvani, Majid ^a   Shaygannejad, Vahid ^a   Golabchi, Khodayar ^a   Norouzi, Rasul ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Prednisone; Steroids

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84875640698     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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