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. 2014 Nov;67(6):447-52.
doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v67i6.1408.

Patients' physical response to thiopental and alternative anesthetic agents in the setting of electroconvulsive therapy

Kayleigh Gordon  1 , Donna M M Woloschuk  2 , Ashley N Walus  3
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Patients' physical response to thiopental and alternative anesthetic agents in the setting of electroconvulsive therapy

Kayleigh Gordon et al. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2014 Nov.
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