Evaluating effects of preservative-containing saline solution on pain perception during botulinum toxin type-A injections at different locations: A prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-115

  Sarifakioglu, Nedim ^a   Sarifakioglu, Evren ^a  

^a NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A injections; Pain; Preservative containing saline solutions

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PRESERVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AXILLA; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 22244434470     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-004-0062-0     Document Type: Article

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