International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 328-335 , October 2007

Contraindications to regional anaesthesia in obstetrics: a survey of German practice

  • U.M. Stamer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: PD Dr. Ulrike M. Stamer, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25 53105 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: +49 228/287 14114; fax: +49 228/287 14125.
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  • F. Stuber
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  • R. Wiese
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  • H. Wulf
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  • T. Meuser

,Accepted 1 May 2007.

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PII: S0959-289X(07)00113-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.05.011

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 328-335 , October 2007

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