The end of postoperative pain - A fast-approaching possibility? And, if so, will we be ready?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-87

  Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Yaksh, Tony L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 62949226984     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181962547     Document Type: Editorial

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