No pain, much gain?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1261-1264

  Schwann, Nanette M ^a   Chaney, Mark A ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345356538     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)01327-8     Document Type: Editorial

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