Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 538-540 , November 2009

Adjuvant agents in regional anaesthesia

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.08.001

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 538-540 , November 2009