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01-08-2014 | Correspondence

Postoperative apnea and hypercapnia due to intentional breath holding in a freediver

Authors: David Levin, MD, David Burckett-St.Laurent, MBBS, David T. Wong, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 8/2014

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Title: Postoperative apnea and hypercapnia due to intentional breath holding in a freediver
Authors: David Levin, MD
David Burckett-St.Laurent, MBBS
David T. Wong, MD
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2014
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-014-0178-x

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