A randomised controlled trial to assess pain with urethral swabs

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-113

  Apoola, Ade ^a   Herrero Diaz, Maite ^a   FitzHugh, Elley ^a   Rajakumar, Raj ^a   Fakis, Apostolos ^a   Oakden, Jayne ^a  

^a DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DACRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMEAR; URETHRA; URETHRA SWAB; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URETHRA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952104127     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.042861     Document Type: Article

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