EREM VERSUS IV PCA META-ANALYSIS

Robert H. Blackshear, MD; Shawn M. Sumida, MD; Jamie D. Murphy, MD; Christopher L. Wu, MD

doi:10.5055/jom.2010.0102

Authors

Robert H. Blackshear, MD
Shawn M. Sumida, MD
Jamie D. Murphy, MD
Christopher L. Wu, MD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2010.0102

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Author Biographies

Robert H. Blackshear, MD

Chairman and Medical Director Department of Anesthesiology Skaggs Regional Medical Center Branson, Missouri

Shawn M. Sumida, MD

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland

Jamie D. Murphy, MD

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland

Christopher L. Wu, MD

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland

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