Midazolam premedication in children: Comparison of nasal and sublingual routes

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-145

  Naqash, Imtiaz ^a   Waqar Ul Nisa, ^a   Zargar, Javed ^a   Farooqi, Ayaz ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Drugs: Midazolam; Patients: Children

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SEPARATION ANXIETY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 20544431981     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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