Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 32-47 , January 2003

Lower extremity nerve blocks in pediatric patients

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☆ Address reprint requests to Bernard Dalens, MD, Pediatric Anesthetic Unit, Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital Hotel-Dieu, Pavillon Gosselin BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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doi: 10.1053/trap.2003.123520

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 32-47 , January 2003

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