Spinal anesthesia for the premature infant: is this really the answer to avoiding postoperative apnea?

نویسندگان

  • Jarmila Kim
  • John Thornton
  • Naveen Eipe
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Paediatric anaesthesia

دوره 19 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009