Do epidurals cause back pain?

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 99-101

  Buggy, Donal ^a   MacEvilly, Myles ^a  

^a St Lames' Hospital ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PUERPERAL DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030578219     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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