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Sequential supraclavicular brachial plexus block and intravenous regional anaesthesia for upper limb surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

Z. Crystal
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
M. Barak
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Y. Katz
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula, Israel and The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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