A double-blind randomized comparison of lidocaine and saline for cervical anesthesia

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 600-604

  Miller, Leslie ^a   Jensen, Mark P ^b   Stenchever, Morton A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 0029898005     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00463-7     Document Type: Article

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