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Editorial
. 2015 Mar;120(3):513-514.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000617.

Proximal isovelocity surface area: the three-dimensional "correction"

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Editorial

Proximal isovelocity surface area: the three-dimensional "correction"

Nikolaos J Skubas et al. Anesth Analg. 2015 Mar.
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