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Two episodes of bronchospasm during anaesthesia in asthmatic patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

F. Yanagidate
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu, Japan
S. Dohi
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu, Japan
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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