Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 9 , Pages 722-730 , 2006

Effect of Availability of a Parturient-elective Regional Labor Pain Relief Service on the Mode of Delivery

  • Li-Kuei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Li-Kuei Chen, Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 3 November 2005 ,Revised 30 November 2005 ,Accepted 7 February 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60200-X

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60200-X

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 9 , Pages 722-730 , 2006

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