Analgesia in soft-tissue injury: Current practice in Auckland is not supported by the available evidence

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1097, 1999, Pages 376-379

  Jones, Peter G ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; DICLOFENAC; DIGESIC; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 0033536694     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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