Pain scoring - A method for assessing acute antianginal therapy comparison of the response to acute sublingual administration of an isosorbide dinitrate tablet, isosorbide dinitrate spray and nitroglycerin spray in unstable angina

Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-169

  Shotan, Avraham ^a   Brill, Zohar ^a   Matetzky, Shlomi ^a   Shachar, Amir ^a   Feigenberger, Zvi ^b   Hod, Hanoch ^a   Kaplinsky, Elieser ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Isosorbide dinitrate; Nitrates; Nitroglycerin; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031906560     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006782     Document Type: Article

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