Obstetric regional analgesia services in New Zealand: A national survey

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1206, 2004, Pages

  Lee, Keat ^a   Ho, Kwok Ming ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTAL MAIL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RURAL AREA; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URBAN AREA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 16644384825     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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