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The use of transillumination for peripheral venous access in paediatric anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2005

H. Atalay
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
H. Erbay
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
E. Tomatir
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
S. Serin
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
O. Oner
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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