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10 - Regional analgesia techniques for labour

from Section 3 - Provision of anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2015

Lawrence C. Tsen
Affiliation:
Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Kirsty MacLennan
Affiliation:
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
Kate O'Brien
Affiliation:
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
W. Ross Macnab
Affiliation:
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
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