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Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 726-731

Anaesthesia for the elderly outpatient: Preoperative assessment and evaluation, anaesthetic technique and postoperative pain management

Author keywords

comprehensive geriatric assessment; day surgery; elderly; outpatient

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

EID: 78649477673     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3283400b6c     Document Type: Review
Times cited : (53)

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