Effectiveness and safety of fentanyl compared with morphine for out-of-hospital analgesia

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-175

  Fleischman, Ross J ^a   Frazer, David G ^a   Daya, Mohamud ^a   Jui, Jonathan ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Analgesics, opioid; Emergency medical services; Fentanyl; Morphine; Prehospital emergency care

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749297941     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903572301     Document Type: Article

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