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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 23, 2010 - Issue 10
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General versus spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean sections: effects on neonatal short-term outcome. A prospective randomised study

Alfredo MancusoDepartment of Gynaecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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Antonio De VivoDepartment of Gynaecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Annamaria GiacobbeDepartment of Gynaecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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Valentina PriolaDepartment of Gynaecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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Laura Maggio SavastaDepartment of Gynaecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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Marianna GuzzoDepartment of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences
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Dominique De VivoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Paediatric Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Alba MancusoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Paediatric Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Pages 1114-1118 | Received 20 Jan 2009, Accepted 18 Dec 2009, Published online: 21 Jan 2010

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