Sex differences in response to cutaneous anesthesia: A double blind randomized study

Pain

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-149

  Robinson, Michael E ^a   Riley III, Joseph L ^a,b   Brown, Felicia F ^a   Gremillion, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidocaine; Magnitude matching; Pain; Pressure pain; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; PRESSURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031663544     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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