Efficacy of a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics as a topical anesthetic in minor otologic procedures

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-42

  Koutnouyan, H A ^a   Rasgon, B M ^a   Cruz, R M ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EAR SURGERY; EMULSION; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MYRINGOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032786831     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70121-X     Document Type: Article

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