Key issues and barriers to obstetrical anesthesia care in Ontario community hospitals with fewer than 2,000 deliveries annually

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 667-677

  Angle, Pamela ^a,b   Kurtz Landy, Christine ^c   Murthy, Yamini ^a,b   Cino, Peter ^d  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Department of Anesthesia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69249212199     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-009-9128-4     Document Type: Article

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