Age as a risk factor for inadequate emergency department analgesia

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-160

  Jones, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Johnson, Ken ^a   McNinch, Michael ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; analgesia; emergency department; pain; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029983803     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90123-0     Document Type: Article

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