International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 22-27 , January 2009

A survey of anesthesiologists’ and nurses’ attitudes toward the implementation of an Anesthesia Information Management System on a labor and delivery floor

,Accepted 26 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.05.007

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 22-27 , January 2009

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