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Small-dose ketamine decreases postoperative morphine requirements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2005

H. Kafalı
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
B. Aldemir
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
K. Kaygusuz
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
S. Gürsoy
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
N. Kunt
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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