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12 - Regional Anesthesia for Cosmetic Surgery

from PART II - ALTERNATIVE ANESTHESIA APPROACHES IN COSMETIC SURGERY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2009

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Holly Evans M.D., F.R.C.P.  and
Susan M. Steele M.D.
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Barry Friedberg
Holly Evans M.D., F.R.C.P.
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Susan M. Steele M.D.
Affiliation:
Professor Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Barry Friedberg
Affiliation:
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
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Anesthesia in Cosmetic Surgery , pp. 131 - 154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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