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Spinal haematoma following epidural anaesthesia in a patient with eclampsia
Article first published online: 6 APR 2002
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00705.x
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Yuen, T. S. T., Kua, J. S. W. and Tan, I. K. S. (1999), Spinal haematoma following epidural anaesthesia in a patient with eclampsia. Anaesthesia, 54: 350–354. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00705.x
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- Issue published online: 6 APR 2002
- Article first published online: 6 APR 2002
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