International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 104-108 , April 2006

Impact of walking epidural analgesia on obstetric outcome of nulliparous women in spontaneous labour

,Accepted 1 July 2005.

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PII: S0959-289X(05)00132-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.07.002

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 104-108 , April 2006

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