The influence of age on sample size calculation in acute pain trials using morphine consumption as an end point

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1186-1190

  Reeves, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 77951005170     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d2a8e0     Document Type: Article

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