Patient and practitioner perspectives on postoperative pain control in Kumasi, Ghana
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2220-1181,2220-1173
DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2013.10872904