International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 208-213 , July 2007

Examining the influence of maternal bradycardia on neonatal outcome using automated data collection

,Accepted 1 January 2007.

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PII: S0959-289X(07)00006-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.01.005

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 208-213 , July 2007

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