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Third time's a charm: Oral midazolam vs intranasal dexmedetomidine for preoperative anxiolysis in an autistic pediatric patient
E. Wesley Stuker,
E. Wesley Stuker
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA
Search for more papers by this author Jonathan P. Eskander,
Jonathan P. Eskander
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA
Search for more papers by this author Sonja A. Gennuso,
Sonja A. Gennuso
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA
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E. Wesley Stuker,
E. Wesley Stuker
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA
Search for more papers by this author Jonathan P. Eskander,
Jonathan P. Eskander
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA
Search for more papers by this author Sonja A. Gennuso,
Sonja A. Gennuso
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA
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First published: 25 March 2018
No abstract is available for this article.
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