Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 141-151 , May 2008

Outcomes of pediatric anesthesia

  • George M. Hoffman, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: George M. Hoffman, MD, Anesthesiology 735, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.02.010

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 141-151 , May 2008

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