Pain relief in labor: A survey of awareness, attitude, and practice of health care providers in Zaria, Nigeria

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 227-232

  Ogboli Nwasor, E ^a   Adaji, S E ^a   Bature, S B ^a   Shittu, O S ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Conflict; Labor; Pain relief; Practice; Providers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894166958     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S21085     Document Type: Article

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