Advances in office anesthesia

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 200-206

  Whealton, Edward G ^a,b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; COCAINE; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; TETRACAINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DERMATITIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032421314     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-11-3-200     Document Type: Review

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