Postdischarge secobarbital after ED migraine treatment decreases pain and improves resolution

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-90

  Gerhardt, Robert T ^a,b   Hermstad, Erik ^c   Crawford, Donald M ^c   Rayfield, John ^c   Pfaff, James ^c   Hunter, Curtis J ^c  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SECOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SECOBARBITAL;

EID: 78649936420     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.027     Document Type: Article

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