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General anaesthesia does not contribute to long-term post-operative cognitive dysfunction in adults: A meta-analysis

Joanne Guay1

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
|October 21, 2011
PubMed
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Keywords:
Meta-analysispost-operative cognitive dysfunctionregional anaesthesia

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