Need for an updated overview to assess the benefits of epidurals

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Philip J Peyton et al. Anesth Analg. 2003 Sep.

. 2003 Sep;97(3):924.

doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000074662.12395.04.

¹ Department of Anesthesia Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre Melbourne, Australia.

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