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Breath interval as a continuous measure of opioid effects of intravenous fentanyl and alfentanil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

J. A. Smart
Affiliation:
University Department of Anaesthesia, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
E. J. Pallett
Affiliation:
University Department of Anaesthesia, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
David J. R. Duthie
Affiliation:
University Department of Anaesthesia, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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