Local anesthetic reduces the pain of colposcopic biopsies: A randomized trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1164-1165

  Oyama, Ian A ^a,b   Wakabayashi, Mark T ^a   Frattarelli, LeighAnn C ^a   Kessel, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colposcopic biopsies; Local anesthesia; Pain

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT T TEST; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038734142     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.290     Document Type: Article

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