Analgesics for postoperative pain after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Francis Baldesari, Catherine ^a   O'Mathúna, Dónal P ^b   Horwill, Lisa ^a   Wiffen, Philip J ^a   Conlon, Joy A ^b  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 77950229274     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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