A comparison between visual estimation and laboratory determination of blood loss during the third stage of labour

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 152-154

  Razvi, K ^a   Chua, S ^a   Arulkumaran, S ^a   Ratnam, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029894256     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1996.tb03273.x     Document Type: Article

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