Levobupivacaine. Local anesthetic

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 838-842

  Sorbera, L A ^a   Graul, A ^a   Castaner J ^a  

^a PROUS SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0031762386     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dof.1998.023.08.467650     Document Type: Review

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