Palliative ketamine: the use of ketamine in central post-stroke pain syndrome—a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Palliative Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2224-5820,2224-5839
DOI: 10.21037/apm-20-972