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Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 218-219

  Turner, M J A ^a   Purushotham, Amy D ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eepinephrine injection; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; PHENTOLAMINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAPILLARY FLOW; CASE REPORT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMERGENCY WARD; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PARALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF INJECTION; SENSATION; THUMB INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJECTION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; THUMB;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; CHILD; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INJECTIONS; INTERNET; MALE; PHENTOLAMINE; THUMB; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 2342659746     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588404323043391     Document Type: Article

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