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Obstetrics

Comparison of intermittent and continuous epidural analgesia on delivery and progression of labour

S. SkrablinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
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O. GrgicClinical Hospital ‘Sestre Milosrdnice’Correspondence[email protected]
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S. MihaljevicAnesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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J. BlajicDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
Pages 134-138 | Published online: 31 Jan 2011

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