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Anesthesia

Remifentanil in real clinical conditions: strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

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Pages 1983-1984 | Received 14 Jul 2016, Accepted 15 Aug 2016, Published online: 25 Aug 2016

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