Email this article Epidural Analgesia: Do We Still Need It After Major Knee or Major Hip Surgery?
- Authors: Tarkkila P.1
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- Helsinki University Central Hospital
- Issue: Vol 5, No 2 (2011)
- Pages: 42-44
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1993-6508/article/view/36116
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/ра.v5i2.36116
- ID: 36116
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