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. 2024 Apr 1;62(2):53-57.
doi: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000436. Epub 2024 Feb 26.

Preventing wrong-sided blocks

Jihye Ha  1
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Preventing wrong-sided blocks

Jihye Ha. Int Anesthesiol Clin. .
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