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title A new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
title_full A new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
title_fullStr A new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
title_full_unstemmed A new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
title_short A new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
title_sort a new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
title_unstemmed A new instrument for pain assessment in the immediate postoperative period*
topic Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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