Central neural blockade for labour

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 345-349

  Reynolds, Felicity ^a   Russell, Robin ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030779223     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-199710000-00013     Document Type: Review

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