Postoperative Pain Management by Epidural Infusion of Levobupivacaine
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عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0285-4945,1349-9149
DOI: 10.2199/jjsca.30.131