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Letter to the Editor

Comment on Gressler et al.: Serotonin Syndrome in Tapentadol Literature: Systematic Review of Original Research

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Pages 192-193 | Received 02 Mar 2018, Accepted 09 Jun 2018, Published online: 31 Oct 2018

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