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Combination of sildenafil and bosentan for nitric oxide withdrawal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2005

M. Behrends ,
M. Beiderlinden  and
J. Peters
M. Behrends
Affiliation:
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany
M. Beiderlinden
Affiliation:
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany
J. Peters
Affiliation:
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , pp. 155 - 157
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2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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