Can vitamin c be used as an adjuvant for managing postoperative pain? A short literature review

Korean Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-210

  Kiabi, Farshad Hasanzadeh ^a   Soleimani, Aria ^a   Habibi, Mohammad Reza ^b   Zeydi, Amir Emami ^b  

^a Faculty of Paramedicine   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84880397592     PISSN: 20059159     EISSN: 20930569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2013.26.2.209     Document Type: Article

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