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Corticosteroids for preventing postherpetic neuralgia

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Title
Corticosteroids for preventing postherpetic neuralgia
Published by
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, March 2013
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd005582.pub4
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Authors

Han, Ying, Zhang, Jingjing, Chen, Ning, He, Li, Zhou, Muke, Zhu, Cairong

Abstract

Postherpetic neuralgia is a common, serious painful complication of herpes zoster. Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory and might be beneficial. This is an update of a review first published in 2008 and previously updated in 2010.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Chile 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Norway 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Unknown 186 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 33 17%
Researcher 18 9%
Other 17 9%
Student > Bachelor 15 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 14 7%
Other 44 23%
Unknown 49 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 75 39%
Nursing and Health Professions 14 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 8 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 4%
Psychology 7 4%
Other 23 12%
Unknown 56 29%