Use of pressure waves to confirm the correct placement of epidural needles in dogs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-25

  Iff, I ^a   Moens, Y ^a   Schatzmann, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 34547206644     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.1.22     Document Type: Article

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