Infraclavicular approaches to brachial plexus anesthesia

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 169-177

  Prithvi Raj, P ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0002435778     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084-208X(97)80006-7     Document Type: Article

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