Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 12 , Pages 597-601 , December 2009

Physiology and pharmacology of nausea and vomiting

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.08.012

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 12 , Pages 597-601 , December 2009