Needle-free anaesthesia, a promising option for the needle-phobic patient

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1191-1192

  Patakfalvi, L ^a   Benohanian, A ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CASE REPORT; CRYOANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHIDROSIS; JET INJECTION; JET INJECTOR; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEEDLE FREE ANAESTHESIA; NEEDLE FREE INJECTOR; NEEDLE PHOBIA; NEVUS; PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURFACE; ANESTHESIA; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROCEDURES;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; INJECTIONS, JET; LIDOCAINE; NEEDLES; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84901044240     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12784     Document Type: Letter

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