Variations in brachial plexus and the relationship of median nerve with the axillary artery: A case report

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Singhal, Suruchi ^a   Rao, Vani Vijay ^a   Ravindranath, Roopa ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 36448990123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-2-21     Document Type: Article

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