Obstetric anaesthesia: Widening horizons?

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 376-379

  Gupta, Sunanda ^a  

^a RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERIUM; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS;

EID: 79251478457     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.71023     Document Type: Editorial

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