The thigh may not be suitable as an injection site for patients self- injecting sumatriptan

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 559-561

  Frid, Anders ^a   Hardebo, Jan Erik ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030799692     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.559     Document Type: Article

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