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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Regional Anesthesia for Antipersonnel Landmines: A Military Hospital Experience in Colombia

Camilo Eduardo Velez-Escobar, Dora Milena Muñoz-Barrios, Norton Perez

Citation Information : Velez-Escobar CE, Muñoz-Barrios DM, Perez N. Regional Anesthesia for Antipersonnel Landmines: A Military Hospital Experience in Colombia. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2014; 3 (3):132-138.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1104

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Published Online: 01-12-2014

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