International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 316-322 , October 2007

Survey of obstetric providers’ views on the anesthetic risks of maternal obesity

  • J.M. Mhyre

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: J.M. Mhyre, MD, University of Michigan Health System, Department of Anesthesiology, 1H247 UH Box 0048, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0048, USA. Tel.: +734 763 2436; fax: +734 763 6651.
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  • M.L.V.H. Greenfield
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  • L.S. Polley

,Accepted 2 February 2007.

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 This study was supported in part by the University of Michigan Department of Anesthesiology and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.

PII: S0959-289X(07)00054-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.03.001

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 316-322 , October 2007

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