Can Acupuncture Reduce the Induction Time of a Local Anaesthetic? - A Pilot Study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 92-99

  Rosted, Palle ^a,b   Bundgaard, Mads ^c  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anaesthetic induction time; Dental anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242711692     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.21.3.92     Document Type: Article

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