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VOLUME 17 , ISSUE 4 ( August, 2013 ) > List of Articles

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Intravenous lignocaine for treatment of refractory ileus following spinal cord injury

Surya Kumar Dube, Tumul Chowdhury

Citation Information : Dube SK, Chowdhury T. Intravenous lignocaine for treatment of refractory ileus following spinal cord injury. Indian J Crit Care Med 2013; 17 (4):264-264.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.118418

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-07-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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