Buprenorphine for neuropathic pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Wiffen, Philip J ^a   Derry, Sheena ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a   Stannard, Cathy ^b   Aldington, Dominic ^c   Cole, Peter ^d   Knaggs, Roger ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO;

CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADULT; NEURALGIA;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA;

EID: 84964693280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011603.pub2     Document Type: Review

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