Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 8 , Pages 334-337 , August 2008

Sedation for dental and other procedures

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00125-2

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.06.003

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 8 , Pages 334-337 , August 2008