Fin-de-siecle renaissance of paravertebral analgesia

Pain Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-171

  Richardson, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Anaesthetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW;

EID: 0030726516     PISSN: 09681302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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