Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 85-93 , April 1999

Regional anesthesia for spine surgery

    MD
  • Susan Black

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Susan Black, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Road, PO Box 100254, Gainesville, FL, 32610.
    • , MD
  • Mark F. Trankina

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Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 85-93 , April 1999

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