Anticoagulation and neuraxial regional anesthesia: Perspectives

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-166

  Bergqvist, David ^a   Wu, Christopher L ^b   Neal, Joseph M ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038147527     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2003.50133     Document Type: Editorial

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