International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 145-148 , April 2007

Anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with diastrophic dwarfism

  • M. Porter

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. M. Porter, Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, University Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 24 7696 4000; fax: +44 24 7696 5888.
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  • C. Mendonca

,Accepted 19 August 2006.

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PII: S0959-289X(06)00158-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.08.012

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 145-148 , April 2007

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