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Epidural opioids in labour introduce more problems than the solve

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-289X(96)80075-6
Epidural opioids in labour introduce more problems than the solve
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      Publication history

      Three debates held on 21 March 1995 at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-289X(96)80075-6

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