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The effects of epidural analgesia on labor, maternal, and neonatal outcomes: A systematic review
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leighton, B. L., & Halpern, S. H.
- Venue
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-05
- Volume
- 186
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- S69-S77
- ISSN
- 0002-9378 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1968135559
- Cited by
- 297
- References
- 30
- FWCI
- 2.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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