Lack of analgesic effect of systemically administered morphine or pethidine on labour pain

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 968-972

  Olofsson, Ch ^a   Ekblom, A ^a   Ekman Ordeberg, G ^a   Hjelm, A ^a   Irestedt, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANXIETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEPERIDINE; MORPHINE; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0029797688     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09545.x     Document Type: Article

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