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Comparison between Epidural Morphine Versus Morphine + Fentanyl in Lung Resection Surgery
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Successful Treatment of Vitiligo with Punch Graft Followed by Outdoor Topical Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A Radiation
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Psychological Aspects of Low Back Pain
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Assessment of Beliefs about Cigarette Smoking in Middle School Students in Tehran: Implications for Intervention
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Computerized Tomography Parameters of Spinal Canal Dimensions in Paraplegic and Non-Paraplegic Patients with Burst Fracture of the First Lumbar Vertebra
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Ligation and Drainage of Appendix Prevents Future Appendicitis in Rat
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Midazolam-Induced Antinociception: Possible Interaction with Morphine Response in Tail-Flick Test
H. Rastegar, M.A. Janmohammadi, M.R. Zarrindast, F. Roushan-Zamir, A.R. Salimi

Weight and Crown-Rump Length Reduction, Gross Malformation and Pregnancy Outcome in Carthamus tinctorius L-Treated Mice
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Expression of Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase and p53 in Cultured Mammalian Cells Exposed to Accelerated Heavy Ions (Iron or Argon)
P. Mehnati, H. Sasaki

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: The New Epidemic
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Activated B Cells in the Thymus Gland of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
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Simultaneous Development of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Lymphoma in a Renal Transplant Recipient
F. Noroozinia, F. Nemati, F. Ghavam, K. Makhdoomi, S. Aglemand

Cauda Equina Syndrome in Pregnancy
H. Reihani-Kermani

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