Cisatracurium in a myasthénic patient undergoing thymectomy
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The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Correspondence to: Tristan D. Yan, MD, MS, PhD, FRACS. Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia; The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie U...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03013915