Regional anaesthesia in developing countries

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 44-47

  Schnittger, T ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b St Francis Hospital Katete   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG POTENCY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDLE; OBSTETRIC CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 35349001741     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05297.x     Document Type: Review

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