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Myth: Parenteral ketorolac provides more effective analgesia than oral ibuprofen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Sanjay Arora ,
Jonathan G. Wagner  and
Mel Herbert
Sanjay Arora*
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jonathan G. Wagner
Affiliation:
Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif.
Mel Herbert
Affiliation:
Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif.
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County–USC Healthcare Network, 1200 N State St., Los Angeles CA 90033

Abstract

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Keywords

ketorolacibuprofenanalgesiaacute pain
Type
Education • Éducation
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 30 - 32
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2007

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