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Management Perspective

Perioperative Management for Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Bassem Asaad1 Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, USA;1 Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Glass1 Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Pages 561-567 | Published online: 23 Nov 2012

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