Epinephrine in digital blocks: Refuting dogma

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-246

  Katis, Peter G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

epinephrine; finger; lidocaine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011458439     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500008435     Document Type: Article

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