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Reference material for Refresher Course June 14, 1987 by Dr. Ronald L. Katz, Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Published in: Seminars in Anesthesia 1984; 3: 251-61. Reproduced with permission.
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Standaert, F.G. Doughnuts and holes: molecules and muscle relaxants. Can J Anaesth 34 (Suppl 1), S21–S29 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03009893
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