A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine cream 5% (EMLA)® for analgesia prior to cryotherapy of warts in children and adults

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-133

  Gupta, Aditya K ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a   Shear, Neil H ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CRYOSURGERY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 0031919332     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015129.x     Document Type: Article

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