Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 331-332 , March 2008

Analgesic Effect of Propofol?

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.09.034

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 331-332 , March 2008

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