Can Vitamin C Be Used as an Adjuvant for Managing Postoperative Pain? A Short Literature Review |
Kiabi, Farshad Hasanzadeh
(Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine)
Soleimani, Aria (Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine) Habibi, Mohammad Reza (Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) Zeydi, Amir Emami (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) |
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