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The pediatric sedation service: who is appropriate to sedate, which medications should I use, who should prescribe the drugs, how do I bill?

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Mason, K.P. The pediatric sedation service: who is appropriate to sedate, which medications should I use, who should prescribe the drugs, how do I bill?. Pediatr Radiol 38 (Suppl 2), 218–224 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0769-1

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