Nitrous oxide for the treatment of acute migraine headache

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 252-254

  Triner, Wayne R ^a,b   Bartfield, Joel M ^a   Birdwell, Maurice ^a   Raccio Robak, Nancy ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Headache; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIGRAINE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032939738     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90118-3     Document Type: Article

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