Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 303-314 , June 2006

Acupuncture and anaesthesia

  • Anna Lee, MPH, PhD (Associate Professor)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 2732 2735; fax: +852 2637 2422.
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  • Simon Chan, MBBS, FANZCA, FHKCA (Consultant Anaesthetist)

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PII: S1521-6896(05)00082-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2005.10.009

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 303-314 , June 2006

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