John Snow's practice of obstetric anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Caton, Donald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroform; Ether; History; Queen Victoria; Simpson

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033970362     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200001000-00037     Document Type: Review

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