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An unusual adverse effect of an accidental epidural morphine overdose

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2006

P. Zeyneloglu ,
P. Karaaslan ,
A. Kizilkan ,
L. Durmaz  and
G. Arslan
P. Zeyneloglu
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
P. Karaaslan
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
A. Kizilkan
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
L. Durmaz
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
G. Arslan
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 23 , Issue 12 , December 2006 , pp. 1061 - 1062
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2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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