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Pain

Multimodal analgesia in moderate-to-severe pain: a role for a new fixed combination of dexketoprofen and tramadol

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Pages 1165-1173 | Received 23 Feb 2017, Accepted 20 Mar 2017, Published online: 07 Apr 2017

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