Topical vapocoolant quickly and effectively reduces vaccine-associated pain: Results of a randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 267-272

  Mawhorter, Steven ^a   Daugherty, Lynda ^a   Ford, Allison ^a   Hughes, Robin ^a   Metzger, Dee ^a   Easley, Kirk ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; DICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE; EMLA; FLUORIMETHANE; PLACEBO; TRICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAMPLING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 8344277952     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19101     Document Type: Article

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