International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 98-103 , April 2006

Informed consent for labor epidurals: a survey of Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology anesthesiologists from the United States

  • T.A. Saunders

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Tracie A. Saunders MD, Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital & Medical Center Stony Brook, NY 11794-8480. Tel.: +631 444 2975; fax: +631 444 2907.
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  • D.J. Stein
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  • J.P. Dilger

,Accepted 15 August 2005.

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☆ Presented at the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting May 17, 2003, Phoenix, Arizona.

☆☆ Funded by Department of Anesthesiology Research Fund SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital & Medical Center.

PII: S0959-289X(05)00140-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.08.002

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 98-103 , April 2006

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