Current controversies on the clinical use of dipyrone: safe alternative?

  • Diego A. Moreno a. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. b. Pain Committee, Colombian Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation (S.C.A.R.E.), Bogotá, Colombia
  • María A. Echeverry Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia

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Moreno DA, Echeverry MA. Current controversies on the clinical use of dipyrone: safe alternative?. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];47(4):261-3. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/37

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2019-10-01
How to Cite
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Moreno DA, Echeverry MA. Current controversies on the clinical use of dipyrone: safe alternative?. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];47(4):261-3. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/37
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