Depth of cutaneous analgesia after application of a eutectic mixture of the local anesthetics lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA cream)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 584-588

  Wahlgren, Carl Fredrik ^a,b   Quiding, Hans ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOALGESIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN BIOPSY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0033926847     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.104303     Document Type: Article

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