International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 33-35 , January 2006

It is the right of every anaesthetist to refuse to participate in a maternal-request caesarean section

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PII: S0959-289X(05)00148-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.09.005

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 33-35 , January 2006

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