Pediatric regional anesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 577-583

  Ivani, G ^a   Mossetti, V ^a  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, conduction; Child; Ultrasonography, interventional, instrumentation

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CHILD; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 68949193347     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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