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Tramadol versus meperidine in the treatment of shivering during spinal anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

M. Kaya
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
O. Sariyildiz
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
D. Karakus
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
G. Özalp
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
D. N. Kadiogullari
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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