Labour analgesia: what’s new and PCEA too?

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue , 2003, Pages R38-R44

  Campbell, David C ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Epidural Analgesia; Fentanyl; Ropivacaine; Sufentanil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995767328     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018154     Document Type: Note

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