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Influence of an external pacemaker on bispectral index

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2005

G. Vretzakis
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
C. Dragoumanis
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
H. Ferdi
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
P. Papagiannopoulou
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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