International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 290-293 , October 2006

Effect of blood pressure instrument and cuff side on blood pressure reading in pregnant women in the lateral recumbent position

  • S.M. Kinsella

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Stephen Michael Kinsella, Department of Anaesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital, Bristol BS2 8EG, UK. Tel.: +0117 928 5203; fax: +0117 928 5209.

,Accepted 1 March 2006.

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PII: S0959-289X(06)00097-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.03.010

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 290-293 , October 2006

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