Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 251-254 , October 2009

Management of back pain in pregnancy

  • Alaeldin A. Darwich, MD
    • ,
  • Sudhir A. Diwan, MD, MS, ABIPP, FIPP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Sudhir A. Diwan, MD, MS, ABIPP, FIPP, Department of Anesthesia, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1305 York Avenue, 10th Floor, New York NY 10021

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.017

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 251-254 , October 2009

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