Hypospadias repair and caudal analgesia: biases and myths hinder meaningful meta-analysis.

Reg Anesth Pain Med

Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Published: March 2020

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