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The Lance-Adams syndrome following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A report of two cases

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, 5-53 Fudegasaki-cho, Tennoji-ku, 543, Osaka, Japan

    Hisayasu Yamaoka, Nobuoki Tomemori & Keiichi Hayama

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Yamaoka, H., Tomemori, N. & Hayama, K. The Lance-Adams syndrome following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A report of two cases. J Anesth 8, 349–351 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02514665

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