Sophistry in medicine: Lessons from the epidural space

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-66

  Bernards, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINX; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ARACHNOID; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS;

EID: 13244251247     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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