Placebo controlled, crossover validation study of oral ibuprofen and topical hydrocortisone-21-acetate for a model of ultraviolet B radiation (UVR)-induced pain and inflammation

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 357-363

  Rother, Matthias ^a   Rother, Ilka ^a  

^a X pert Med GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone 21 acetate; Ibuprofen; Inflammation; Pain; UV radiation; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890328043     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S24821     Document Type: Article

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