Premedication with midazolam is more effective by the sublingual than oral route

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 723-726

  Lim, Tiek Whai ^a,b   Thomas, Easaw ^a   Choo, Shu May ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b New Changi Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030664657     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013385     Document Type: Article

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