Comparative topical anaesthesia of EMLA and liposome-encapsulated tetracaine

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 707-711

  Hung, Orlando R ^a,c   Comeau, Laurel ^a   Riley, Mark R ^a   Tan, Stephen ^a   Whynot, Sara ^a   Mezei, Michael ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; TETRACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INJECTION PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0030696085     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013382     Document Type: Article

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