Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation does not augment combined spinal epidural labour analgesia

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-42

  Tsen, Lawrence C ^a   Thomas, John ^a   Segal, Scott ^a   Datta, Sanjay ^a   Bader, Angela M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE POTENTIAL; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034053034     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03020729     Document Type: Article

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