Buccal midazolam for seizures

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9481, 2005, Pages 182-183

  Wiznitzer, Max ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EPILEPTIC STATE; GEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 22144435965     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66884-5     Document Type: Note

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