Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 55, Issue 1 , Pages 33-36 , January 2002

Relaxation music decreases the dose of patient-controlled sedation during colonoscopy: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Received 6 November 2000 ,Revised 23 January 2001 ,Accepted 24 April 2001.

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☆ Reprint requests: Angus C.W. Chan, MD, Department of Surgery, North District Hospital, Sheung shui, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China.

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doi: 10.1067/mge.2002.120387

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 55, Issue 1 , Pages 33-36 , January 2002

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