Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 69-78 , July 2006

Anatomical review of the brachial plexus

  • Carlos A. Bollini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Carlos A. Bollini, MD, Anesthesiologist CCPM, Professor of Anesthesia UBA-AAARBA, J. D. Peron 2375, 1629 Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • Jaime A. Wikinski, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.07.006

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 69-78 , July 2006

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