Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 227-230 , June 2008

Cervical spine disease and anaesthesia

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.04.002

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 227-230 , June 2008

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