International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 314-319 , October 2009

Perioperative anaesthetic management of high-order repeat caesarean section: audit of practice in a university-affiliated medical centre

,Accepted 23 January 2009.

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PII: S0959-289X(09)00044-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.01.014

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 314-319 , October 2009

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