Incidence of Respiratory Depression in a Postanesthesia Care Unit in Patients Undergoing Anesthesia Using Opioids
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1089-9472
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2020.05.009