International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 311-313 , October 2007

Can we improve maternal outcome for high-risk obstetric patients?

  • A.J. Butwick
    • ,
  • B. Carvalho

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Brendan Carvalho, Department of Anesthesiology, H3580, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA, Fax: +650 725 8544.

,Accepted 1 April 2007.

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PII: S0959-289X(07)00115-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.04.005

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 311-313 , October 2007

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