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A Death Knell for Codeine for Acute Pain after Craniotomy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

C. Peter N. Watson
C. Peter N. Watson*
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , May 2011 , pp. 390 - 391
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