Immunomodulation and epidural anesthesia and analgesia

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 24-25

  De Leon Casasola, Oscar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0029906631     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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