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Patients or Rolling Stones: The Conundrum of Pain and Suffering in the Intensive Care Units-A Close Survey

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Hussain Khan Z. Patients or Rolling Stones: The Conundrum of Pain and Suffering in the Intensive Care Units-A Close Survey. Acta Med Iran. 1;51(11):737-239.