Diamorphine for pain relief in labour: A randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1081-1089

  McInnes, Rhona J ^a   Hillan, Edith ^b   Clark, Diana ^c   Gilmour, Harper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HEROIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 4844229217     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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