Bank robbers and outcomes research

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 262-264

  Liu, Spencer S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0041706032     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(03)00193-7     Document Type: Article

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