An Alternative Approach to Needle Placement in Cervicothoracic Epidural Injections
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Park, Seung-Yong
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Leem, Jung-Gil (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Jung, Sung-Hwan (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan Collage of Medicine) Kim, Young-Ki (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan Collage of Medicine) Koh, Won-Uk (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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