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Update for nurse anesthetists Rave drugs : Pharmacological considerations

@inproceedings{Klein2004UpdateFN,
  title={Update for nurse anesthetists Rave drugs : Pharmacological considerations},
  author={Mary Klein and Frances Kramer},
  year={2004}
}
*AANA Journal Course No. 23: The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. The AANA Journal course will consist of 6 successive articles, each with objectives for the reader and sources for additional reading. At the conclusion of the 6-part series, a final examination will be printed in the AANA Journal. Successful completion will yield the participant 6 CE… 
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