Paravertebral anesthesia and analgesia

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue , 2004, Pages R6-R11

  Richardson, Jonathan ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Intervertebral Foramen; Paravertebral Block; Paravertebral Space

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244461553     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018333     Document Type: Note

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