Prednisone for emergency department low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-70

  Eskin, Barnet ^a   Shih, Richard D ^a   Fiesseler, Frederick W ^a   Walsh, Brian W ^a   Allegra, John R ^a   Silverman, Michael E ^a   Cochrane, Dennis G ^a   Stuhlmiller, David F E ^b   Hung, Oliver L ^a   Troncoso, Alex ^a   Calello, Diane P ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Newton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

low back pain; musculoskeletal pain; steroids

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; WORK RESUMPTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84903177220     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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