Use of Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics in children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 707-715

  Dutta, Sourabh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Local anesthesia; Neonates; Pain

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; SKIN PENETRATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0032721287     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02726260     Document Type: Article

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