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22 - Cyproheptadine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2012

Howard S. Smith  and
Marco Pappagallo
Edited in consultation with
Stephen M. Stahl
Howard S. Smith
Affiliation:
Academic Director of Pain Management, Albany Medical College
Marco Pappagallo
Affiliation:
Director, Pain Management and Medical Mentoring, New York Medical Home for Chronic Pain
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Essential Pain Pharmacology
The Prescriber's Guide
 , pp. 102 - 105
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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