Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 132-136 , July 2006

Distal upper extremity blocks

  • Daniel Monkowski, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Jóse María Pena Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.07.009

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 132-136 , July 2006

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