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Research Article

Full-term pregnant women have higher lumbar epidural pressure than non-pregnant women: A preliminary report

L. NanDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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X. G. YangDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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X. LianDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Y. H. FengDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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C. P. LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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H. C. MaDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 50-53 | Published online: 21 Dec 2012

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