Subcutaneous morphine - a simple technique for postoperative analgesia

Acute Pain

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Vijayan, Ramani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

low cost method; postoperative analgesia; subcutaneous indwelling cannula

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348975005     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-0071(97)80031-9     Document Type: Article

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