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VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 9 ( September, 2021 ) > List of Articles

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU

Akshaya K Das

Keywords : ICU, Opiod abuse, Opium

Citation Information : Das AK. Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (9):1082-1083.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23939

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 08-09-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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