Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 153-156 , April 2010

Postoperative analgesia and discharge criteria for day surgery

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.11.003

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 153-156 , April 2010

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