Electroconvulsive therapy: Physiological and anaesthetic considerations
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Update on anesthesia considerations for electroconvulsive therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0008-2856,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03009540