Epidural ropivacaine for the initiation of labor epidural analgesia: A dose finding study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1340-1345

  Beilin, Yaakov ^a   Galea, Mihai ^a   Zahn, Jeffrey ^a   Bodian, Carol A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0033053541     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199906000-00027     Document Type: Article

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