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Fentanyl-mediated reduction in the bispectral index and 95% spectral edge frequency is age-dependent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

N. Anzawa
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Hirosaki, Hirosaki, Japan
K. Hirota
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Hirosaki, Hirosaki, Japan
M. Kitayama
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Hirosaki, Hirosaki, Japan
T. Kushikata
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Hirosaki, Hirosaki, Japan
A. Matsuki
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Hirosaki, Hirosaki, Japan
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2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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