Anaesthesia for lower limb revascularization

Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 89-92

  Tovey, Gail ^a   Thompson, Jonathan P ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24044533538     PISSN: 17431816     EISSN: 17431824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mki024     Document Type: Article

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