Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2010

Anesthesia and analgesia for cancer-related amputation

  • Benjamin J. Wallisch, DO

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Benjamin J. Wallisch, DO, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Mail Code 7838, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.12.002

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2010

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