International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 243-246 , July 2008

A survey of attitudes of expectant first-time fathers and mothers toward epidural analgesia for labor

,Accepted December 2007.

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☆ A portion of this paper, in abstract form, was presented at the 20th International Congress of the Israel Society of Anesthesiologists.

PII: S0959-289X(08)00013-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.01.012

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 243-246 , July 2008

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