Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , January 2010

The role of neurolytic sympathetic blocks in treating cancer pain

  • William D. Mauck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: William D. Mauck, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902
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  • Richard H. Rho, MD

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PII: S1084-208X(09)00101-3

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.10.001

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , January 2010

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