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. 2020 Jan-Mar;36(1):140-141.
doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_237_19. Epub 2020 Feb 18.

Dexmedetomidine and postoperative delirium: Decoding the evidence!

Rohan Magoon  1 , Ashok K Kumar  1 , Vishwas Malik  1 , Neeti Makhija  1
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Dexmedetomidine and postoperative delirium: Decoding the evidence!

Rohan Magoon et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Jan-Mar.
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