α-lipoic acid and superoxide dismutase in the management of chronic neck pain: A prospective randomized study

Drugs in R and D

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Letizia Mauro, Giulia ^a   Cataldo, Pietro ^a   Barbera, Giuseppa ^a   Sanfilippo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC NECK PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODIFIED NECK PAIN QUESTIONANIRE; NECK PAIN; OPEN STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PAIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84892940860     PISSN: 11745886     EISSN: 11796901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40268-013-0035-3     Document Type: Article

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