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17 - Anesthetic-Induced Neurotoxicity

from Section 2 - Newborn and Infant Anesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2018

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Dusica Bajic  and
Sulpicio G. Soriano
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Mary Ellen McCann
Edited in association with
Christine Greco  and
Kai Matthes
Mary Ellen McCann
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Christine Greco
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Kai Matthes
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Essentials of Anesthesia for Infants and Neonates , pp. 163 - 170
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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