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. 2010 Dec;126(6):2035-2036.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f52549.

Discussion. Do not use epinephrine in digital blocks: myth or truth? Part II. A retrospective review of 1111 cases

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Discussion. Do not use epinephrine in digital blocks: myth or truth? Part II. A retrospective review of 1111 cases

Donald H Lalonde et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Dec.
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