Nerve blocks provide effective pain relief during topical photodynamic therapy for extensive facial actinic keratoses

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 559-564

  Paoli, J ^a   Halldin, C ^a   Ericson, M B ^a,b   Wennberg, A M ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MEPIVACAINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 49649112920     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02755.x     Document Type: Article

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