Intermediate dose metoclopramide is not more effective than standard dose metoclopramide for patients who present to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting: A pilot study

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 208-211

  Cham, Swee ^a   Basire, Mary ^a   Kelly, Anne Maree ^b,c,d,e  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metoclopramide; Nausea; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OCULOGYRIC CRISIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TONGUE DISEASE; VOMITING;

EID: 3142510709     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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