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Editorial
. 2010 Feb;38(2):723-4.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181bc80b9.

COX2 inhibitors for acquired brain injuries: is the time ripe?

Kenneth I Strauss
Editorial

COX2 inhibitors for acquired brain injuries: is the time ripe?

Kenneth I Strauss. Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb.
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