Supplementation of intrathecal bupivacaine with clonidine in ex-premature neonates

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Marie T Aouad et al. Anesth Analg. 2005 Nov.

. 2005 Nov;101(5):1562-1563.

doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000180238.73522.01.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology; American University of Beirut-Medical Center; Beirut, Lebanon; mm01@aub.edu.lb.

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