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Labor Analgesia: An Unmet Right of Laboring Women in India

Sudha Sharma, Vinay Menia, Jyoti Bedi, Sonica Dogra

Citation Information : Sharma S, Menia V, Bedi J, Dogra S. Labor Analgesia: An Unmet Right of Laboring Women in India. J South Asian Feder Obs Gynae 2013; 5 (1):26-32.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1214

Published Online: 01-04-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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