International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 38-42 , January 2009

Awareness and desirability of labor epidural analgesia: a survey of Nigerian women

,Accepted 22 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.07.011

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 38-42 , January 2009

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