Rectal administration of morphine in children: Pharmacokinetic evaluation after a single-dose

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 445-451

  Lundeberg, S ^a   Beck, O ^b   Olsson, G L ^a   Boreus, L O ^b  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Children; Metabolism; Morphine; Pharmacokinetics; Rectal

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES;

EID: 0029968866     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04467.x     Document Type: Article

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