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The rational use of bupivacaine in obstetric epidural anaesthesia

  • W. D. R. Writer
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Bupivacaine Epidural Analgesia Regional Anaesthesia CANADIAN Anaesthetist Motor Block 
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  • W. D. R. Writer
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  1. 1.Departments of Anaesthesia and Obstetrics & GynaecologyGrace Maternity Hospital, Dalhousie UniversityHalifaxCanada

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