Comparison of pain scores with 30-gauge and 32-gauge needles for periocular botulinum toxin type A injections

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 376-377

  Yomtoob, David E ^a   Dewan, Mohit A ^a   Lee, Michael S ^a   Harrison, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MMC 493 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MALE; NEEDLE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROSPASM; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349730239     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181b1e526     Document Type: Article

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