Nulliparous active labor, epidural analgesia, and cesarean delivery for dystocia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1465-1470

  Bofill, J A ^a   Vincent, R D ^a   Ross, E L ^a   Martin, R W ^a   Norman, P F ^a   Werhan, C F ^a   Morrison, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Dystocia; Epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031461102     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70092-9     Document Type: Article

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