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Review Article| Volume 54, ISSUE 4, P587-599, October 2010

Local Anesthetics: Pharmacology and Toxicity

  • Paul A. Moore
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    Corresponding author. Department of Dental Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
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    Department of Dental Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

    University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

    University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Elliot V. Hersh
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    Department of Oral Surgery and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA19104-6030, USA

    Office of Regulatory Affairs, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030, USA
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