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The complexity of labor pain: experiences of 278 women

U. Waldenström Graduate Clinical School of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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V. Bergman Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Göteborg, Sweden
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G. Vasell Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 215-228 | Received 07 Nov 1995, Accepted 18 Jul 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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