Gabapentinoids: When Is the Right Moment to Stop?

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From the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Trauma-Emergency-Critical Care Medicine, Québec City, Québec, Canada.

Published: November 2021


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Gabapentinoids: When Is the Right Moment to Stop?

Anesth Analg

November 2021

From the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Trauma-Emergency-Critical Care Medicine, Québec City, Québec, Canada.

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