International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 329-335 , October 2008

Ten years of experience with accidental dural puncture and post-dural puncture headache in a tertiary obstetric anaesthesia department

,Accepted 1 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.04.009

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 329-335 , October 2008

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