Characteristics of parturients who choose to deliver without analgesia

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-169

  Sheiner, E ^a   Shoham Vardi, I ^a   Ohana, E ^a   Segal, D ^a   Mazor, M ^a   Katz, M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Labor pain; Maternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARAB; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL AGE; MIDWIFE; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032825968     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674829909075591     Document Type: Article

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