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Section 3 - Pharmacology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2017

Edited by
Ted Lin ,
Tim Smith  and
Colin Pinnock
Edited in association with
Chris Mowatt
Ted Lin
Affiliation:
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
Tim Smith
Affiliation:
Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Colin Pinnock
Affiliation:
Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Chris Mowatt
Affiliation:
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
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Fundamentals of Anaesthesia , pp. 537 - 781
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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