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Epidural in labour: easy technique, failed analgesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2006

D. Coelho
Affiliation:
Hospital Pedro Hispano – Anesthesiology, Matosinhos Porto, Portugal
T. Fernandes
Affiliation:
Hospital Pedro Hispano – Anesthesiology, Matosinhos Porto, Portugal
P. Branca
Affiliation:
Hospital Pedro Hispano – Anesthesiology, Matosinhos Porto, Portugal
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© 2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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