Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 106-109 , July 2006

Infraclavicular brachial plexus block

  • Daniel P. Monkowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Daniel P. Monkowski, MD, Anesthesiologist CCPM, Director of Regional Anesthesia of the Superior Course AAARBA UBA, O’Higgins 3715 3 “A” Buenos Aires 1429, Argentina.
    • ,
  • Fabián Vitale, MD

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PII: S1084-208X(06)00043-7

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.07.002

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 106-109 , July 2006

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