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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 19, 2005 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block

A Better Alternative to Opioid Treatment in Upper Abdominal Malignancies: An Indian Experience

P. N. Jain Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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(Professor and Head) (Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology) (Surgical Gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery) (Additional Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor and Head) (Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology) (Surgical Gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery) (Additional Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor and Head) (Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology) (Surgical Gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery) (Additional Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor and Head) (Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology) (Surgical Gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery) (Additional Professor of Anesthesiology) ,
S. V. Shrikhande Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
,
Sheila N. Myatra Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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R. Sareen Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Pages 15-20 | Received 15 Dec 2004, Accepted 20 Jan 2005, Published online: 17 Aug 2009

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