Lidocaine iontophoresis for topical anesthesia before dermatologic procedures in children: A randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 364-368

  Zempsky, William T ^a,b   Parkinson, Thomas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

^c Iomed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IONTOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DERMATOLOGY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEVUS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCH BIOPSY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAVE BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INCISION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURETTAGE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; IONTOPHORESIS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042707605     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20421.x     Document Type: Article

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