Understanding human parturition

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9094, 1997, Pages 1792-1793

  Schwartz, L B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031588509     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)63632-X     Document Type: Note

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