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. 1966 Apr;163(4):580–588. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196604000-00011

Prevention of postoperative intestinal adhesions with combined promethazine and dexamethasone therapy: experimental and clinical studies.

R L Replogle, R Johnson, R E Gross
PMCID: PMC1477145  PMID: 5935011

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