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Prediction of the distance from the skin to the lumbar epidural space in ex-premature infants

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Ibaraki Children's Hospital, 3-3-1 Futaba-dai, 311-41, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

    Masao Yamashita

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Naka Central Hospital, 1733-1 Iida, 311-01, Naka, Ibaraki, Japan

    Yumi Endo

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Yamashita, M., Endo, Y. Prediction of the distance from the skin to the lumbar epidural space in ex-premature infants. J Anesth 9, 297–298 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02479884

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