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Mechanism of action of metoprolol in reducing propofol-induced pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2005

R. Mahajan
Affiliation:
ASCOMS, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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