Obstetric anesthesia: Past present and future

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 819-822

  Kuczkowski, Krzysztof M ^a,b  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Maternal fetal medicine; Neonatology; Obstetric; Perinatal medicine; Subspecialty

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNICITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN DEATH; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70350666565     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050902994689     Document Type: Review

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