The use of local anaesthesia for intrauterine device insertion by health professionals in the UK

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-280

  Akintomide, Hannat ^a   Sewell, Robert D E ^b   Stephenson, Judith M ^c  

^a Margaret Pyke Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; GEL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884667520     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100486     Document Type: Article

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