A randomized trial of pain relief in termination of pregnancy in South Africa

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 136-139

  Owolabi, O T ^a   Moodley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; LIDOCAINE; MISOPROSTOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 23944488266     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054620923     Document Type: Article

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