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Research Article

Second-hand exposure to aerosolized intravenous anesthetics (fentanyl) among anesthesiologists in Jordan

Shahd Al-Maaza Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan (UJ), Amman, JordanView further author information
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Rana Abu-Dahaba Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan (UJ), Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0857-7616View further author information
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Mayyada Wazaifya Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan (UJ), Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Munir Shawagfehb Anesthesiology and Pain Management Consultant, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman, JordanView further author information
Pages 405-411 | Received 29 Aug 2019, Accepted 21 Jan 2020, Published online: 11 Feb 2020

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