Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Sublingual Atropine vs. Placebo for the Management of Death Rattle
โ Scribed by Heisler, Mark; Hamilton, Gillian; Abbott, Angela; Chengalaram, Amy; Koceja, Todd; Gerkin, Richard
- Book ID
- 122920646
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3924
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