Towards effective obstetric anaesthetic audit in the UK

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-42

  Holdcroft, A ^a   Verma, R ^b   Chapple, J ^a   Yentis, S M ^c   Norton, A C ^d   Loughnan, B ^e   Robinson, R N ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PILGRIM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032919096     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(99)80150-2     Document Type: Article

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