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Original Article

Patient-Specific Factors Affecting Patient-Controlled Analgesia Dosing

(Director of the Acute Pain Service) (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice) (Research Scientist) (Clinical Pharmacist-Pain Management Specialist) (Director of the Acute Pain Service) (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice) (Research Scientist) (Clinical Pharmacist-Pain Management Specialist) (Director of the Acute Pain Service) (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice) (Research Scientist) (Clinical Pharmacist-Pain Management Specialist) (Director of the Acute Pain Service) (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice) (Research Scientist) (Clinical Pharmacist-Pain Management Specialist) (Director of the Acute Pain Service) (Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice) (Research Scientist) (Clinical Pharmacist-Pain Management Specialist) , , &
Pages 5-21 | Received 15 Nov 1999, Accepted 20 Sep 2001, Published online: 17 Aug 2009

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