Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 6-9 , January 2009

Anaesthesia for fractured neck of femur

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00272-5

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.11.001

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 6-9 , January 2009

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