Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 445-453.e2 , April 2007

Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Two Intravenous Morphine Dosages (0.10 mg/kg and 0.15 mg/kg) in Emergency Department Patients With Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

Received 6 April 2006 ,Revised 2 June 2006 ,Accepted 12 June 2006.

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 Supervising editor: Steven M. Green, MDAuthor contributions: AB, DE, PEB, LH, and EJG conceived the study and designed the trial. DE supervised the conduct of the trial, the research associates, and data collection, including quality control. PB provided statistical advice on study design and analysis of the data. AB analyzed the data. PB conducted the interim analysis. AB drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. AB takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Available online September 15, 2006.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00885-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.030

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 445-453.e2 , April 2007

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