International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 189-194 , July 2006

Incisional and epidural analgesia after caesarean delivery: a prospective, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical study

,Accepted 24 February 2006.

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☆ This work was supported by a grant from Abbott Oy Finland for hiring a research nurse.

PII: S0959-289X(06)00045-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.02.003

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 189-194 , July 2006

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