Prescribing of analgesics in trauma patients

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-30

  Erstad, Brian L ^a   Chopda, Shilpa ^a   Esser, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030972449     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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