Size of human lower thoracic and lumbosacral nerve roots

Anesthesiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Hogan, Quinn ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy: vertebral column; Anesthetic techniques: epidural; spinal

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0030018289     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199607000-00006     Document Type: Article

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