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Research conducted in the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome
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Caricato, A., Conti, G., Mercurio, G. et al. Continuous low-dose diclofenac infusion for fever control in patients with acute neurological lesions. Can J Anesth 51, 950–951 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03018906
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