International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2009

Chronobiology of parturients receiving neuraxial labour analgesia with ropivacaine and fentanyl: a prospective cohort study

  • S. Desai

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Sameer Desai MD, Clinical Fellow, Department of Women’s Anaesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899, Singapore. Tel.: +65 8121 1851; fax: +65 6291 2661.
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  • S.B. Leong
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  • L. Yvonne
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  • A. Sia

,Accepted 20 July 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00150-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.07.012

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2009

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