Adrenocorticotrophic hormone - Is a single dose sufficient for post-dural puncture headache? [7]

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-

  Ghai, A ^a   Wadhera, R ^b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE;

EID: 33846412602     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01226.x     Document Type: Letter

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