ANAESTHESIA FOR EYE SURGERY: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Control of the eye during general anaesthesia for intraocular surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/52.7.663