A study of the sedative effect of home-administered oral diazepam for the dental treatment of children

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-17

  Yanase, Hiroshi ^a   Braham, Raymond L ^b,c   Fukuta, Osamu ^a   Kurosu, Kazuo ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Californiae   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENT; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030097010     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.1996.tb00202.x     Document Type: Article

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