A questionnaire survey on patients' attitudes towards epidural analgesia in labour

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-215

  To, William W K ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Labor, obstetric; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34250326667     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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