Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 362-367 , October 2005

Intravenous Morphine at 0.1 mg/kg Is Not Effective for Controlling Severe Acute Pain In the Majority of Patients

  • Polly E. Bijur, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Polly E. Bijur, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Rose F. Kennedy Center, 1410 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461; 718-430-4217, fax 718-430-8821
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  • Mark K. Kenny, PhD
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  • E. John Gallagher, MD

Received 15 December 2004 ,Revised 15 February 2005 ,Accepted 10 March 2005.

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 Supervising editors: Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH; Michael L. Callaham, MDAuthor contributions: PEB, MKK, and EJG contributed to the concept, design, and writing. MKK was responsible for editing. PEB and EJG incorporated revisions. PEB conducted the analysis. PEB takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: This study was supported in part by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 1 R01 HS13924.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(05)00334-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.03.010

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 362-367 , October 2005

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