Combined Preoperative Use of Celecoxib and Gabapentin in the Management of Postoperative Pain
β Scribed by Alan A. Parsa; Adam S. Sprouse-Blum; David J. Jackowe; Michael Lee; Jared Oyama; F. Don Parsa
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-216X
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