ANTICHOLINERGIC PREMEDICATION AND REGURGITATION
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Anticholinergic premedication for prevention of oculocardiac reflex during squint surgery.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/53.5.445