International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 4-9 , January 2009

The impact of a teaching program on obstetric anesthesia practices in Croatia

  • D. Kopic

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital, Split, Croatia
    • ,
  • M. Sedensky

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Margaret Sedensky, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5007, USA.
    • ,
  • M. Owen

      Affiliations

    • Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

,Accepted 25 April 2008.

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☆ Support. Kybele was supported in part by grants from The Society of Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology, and B. Braun.

PII: S0959-289X(08)00068-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.04.007

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 4-9 , January 2009

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