Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 150-154 , October 2011

The epidural trial

  • Hemadevi Chenthilmurugan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Hemadevi Chenthilmurugan, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214
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  • Marchyarn Mahathanaruk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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  • Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2011.10.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 150-154 , October 2011

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