Do we need to justify epidural analgesia beyond pain relief?

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9638, 2008, Pages 514-516

  Barrington, Michael J ^a   Scott, David A ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49149119672     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61122-8     Document Type: Note

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