Benzyl alcohol as an alternative local anesthetic

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 495-499

  Wilson, L ^a   Martin, S ^a  

^a Mt Sinai Medical Center Cleveland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BENZYL ALCOHOL; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0032916465     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70335-5     Document Type: Article

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