Mayo Clinic Analgesic Pathway: Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Major Orthopedic Surgery

Mayo Clinic Analgesic Pathway: Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Major Orthopedic Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-129

  Lennon, Robert L ^a,b   Horlocker, Terese T ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

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EID: 85178558496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b14221     Document Type: Book

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