Combined Use of Intrathecal Opioids and Dexmedetomidine in the Management of Neuropathic Pain

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Ghobadifar, Mohamed Amin (Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences) ;
Pourghashdar, Farideh (Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences) ;
Akbarzadeh, Armin (Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
Mosallanejad, Zahra (Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences)

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