Topical application of lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) cream reduces the pain of intramuscular infiltration of saline solution

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 718-721

  Himelstein, B P ^a   Cnaan, A ^a   Blackall, C S ^a   Zhao, H ^a   Cavalieri, G ^a   Cohen, D E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; EMLA; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG PENETRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030368705     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70155-5     Document Type: Article

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