Upper limb regional anaesthesia and altered coagulation function
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Upper limb regional anaesthesia and altered coagulation function.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes585