International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 342-345 , October 2009

A United Kingdom national obstetric intubation equipment survey

  • A.S. Bullough

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Alexandra S. Bullough, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA. Tel.: +1 734 936 4280; fax: +1 734 936 90 91.
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  • M. Carraretto

,Accepted 15 January 2009.

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PII: S0959-289X(09)00048-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.01.015

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 342-345 , October 2009

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