Ketamine dependence in an anesthesiologist: An occupational hazard?

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 335-337

  Goyal, Shrigopal ^a   Ambekar, Atul ^a   Ray, Rajat ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anesthesiologist; ketamine; medical professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904017320     PISSN: 02537176     EISSN: 09751564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.135395     Document Type: Article

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