Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 110-116 , July 2009

Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block in chronic pain management

  • Rachael K. Seib, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Philip W.H. Peng, MBBS, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Philip W.H. Peng, MBBS, FRCPC, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, McL 2-405 TWH, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.013

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 110-116 , July 2009

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