A randomised trial of calcium alginate swabs to control blood loss in 3-5-year-old children

British Dental Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 187-190

  Henderson, N J ^a   Crawford, P J M ^b   Reeves, B C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; HEXURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VOLUME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DYE DILUTION CURVE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORAL BLEEDING; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL SPONGE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALGINATES; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VOLUME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DYE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; GLUCURONIC ACID; GOSSYPIUM; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEMOSTATICS; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; ORAL HEMORRHAGE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL SPONGES; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0032574055     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809576     Document Type: Article

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