Pain management of arteriovenous fistula cannulation in haemodialysis children: Efficacy of EMLA anaesthetic cream

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-113

  Benini, F ^a,b   Gobber, D ^a   Lago, P ^a   Agosto, C ^a   Carli, G ^a   Zacchello, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Pediatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0031856919     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(98)90003-9     Document Type: Article

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