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. 2018 Aug 9;3(5):e674.
doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000674. eCollection 2018 Sep-Oct.

Ketamine for pain management

Rae Frances Bell  1 , Eija Anneli Kalso  2
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Ketamine for pain management

Rae Frances Bell et al. Pain Rep. .

Abstract

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Keywords: Ketamine; Pain management.

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