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Dexmedetomidine Use in a Case of Severe Cancer Pain

Russell Jeffrey Seymore, Melanie M Manis, Patrick J Coyne

    Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
    |June 27, 2019
    PubMed

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