Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

, Volume 41, Issue 12, pp 1140–1143 | Cite as

Combined technique for cardiac anaesthesia

  • Fiona E. Ralley
Editorial

Les techniques combinées en anesthésie cardiaque

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Fiona E. Ralley
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  1. 1.Department of AnaesthesiaRoyal Victoria HospitalMontreal

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