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Metadata
Title
Melatonin and postoperative delirium: a possible link?
Authors
Farhanah Yousaf, MBBS
Edwin Seet, MBBS
Lashmi Venkatraghavan, MD
Rita Katznelson, MD
Frances Chung, MD
Publication date
01-08-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2010
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-010-9340-2

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