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Thoracic epidural analgesia and antihypertensive therapy: a matter of timing?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2006

B. G. Fikkers ,
J. Damen ,
G. J. Scheffer  and
H. C. Kruithof
B. G. Fikkers
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
J. Damen
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
G. J. Scheffer
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
H. C. Kruithof
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatrics, Centre of Mental Health Care GGZ Oost Brabant, Oss, The Netherlands
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 23 , Issue 10 , October 2006 , pp. 893 - 895
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2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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