Preemptive, preventive, multimodal analgesia: What do they really mean?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 85S-93S

  Rosero, Eric B ^a   Joshi, Girish P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84926324129     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000671     Document Type: Article

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