The mechanical properties of intact and traumatized epidural catheters

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 393-399

  Ateş, Yeşim ^a,c   Yücesoy, Can Ali ^b   Ünlü, M Aǧahan ^a   Saygin, Birsen ^a   Akkaş, Nuri ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Reşit Galip Cad 80/5 06700 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0343340085     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200002000-00029     Document Type: Article

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