title: Local anesthetics for the treatment of neuropathic pain: on the limits of meta-analysis.
authors.affiliation: *University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care Center for Pain Medicine, Burlington; and †Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Center, Boston.
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rathmell
authors.forename: Jane C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ballantyne
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local