Assessment of regional analgesia in clinical practice and research

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 71, Issue , 2004, Pages 61-76

  Curatolo, Michele ^a   Petersen Felix, Steen ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; PROPOFOL;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SPATIAL SUMMATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RESEARCH; SENSATION;

EID: 16444373708     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldh035     Document Type: Review

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