Topical analgesics for acute and chronic pain in adults - an overview of Cochrane Reviews

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  Derry, Sheena ^a   Wiffen, Philip J ^a   Kalso, Eija A ^b   Bell, Rae F ^c   Aldington, Dominic ^d   Phillips, Tudor ^a   Gaskell, Helen ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; DICLOFENAC EPOLAMINE; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; PIROXICAM; SALICYLIC ACID; DICLOFENAC;

ANALGESIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MYALGIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SPRAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC PAIN; LITERATURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEURALGIA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PUBLISHING;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAPSAICIN; CHRONIC PAIN; DICLOFENAC; HUMANS; KETOPROFEN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEURALGIA; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PIROXICAM; PUBLICATION BIAS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 85019070115     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008609.pub2     Document Type: Review

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