A survey on informed consent process for epidural analgesia in labor pain in Korea

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-38

  Lee, Nan Ju ^a   Sim, Jiyeon ^b   Lee, Mi Soon ^a   Ahn, Wonsik ^a   Han, Sun Sook ^a   Lee, Hwa Mi ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesiologists; Epidural analgesia; Informed consent; Labor analgesia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KOREA; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77955591756     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.34     Document Type: Article

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