Controlling myoclonus after high-dosage morphine infusions

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1009-1010

  Ferris, David J ^a,b  

^a Saint Luke's Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; DANTROLENE; DIAZEPAM; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONSTIPATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOCLONUS; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033562803     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.10.1009     Document Type: Short Survey

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