Vacuum extraction for operative vaginal delivery

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-187

  Salamalekis, E ^a   Vitoratos, N ^a   Loghis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Operative vaginal delivery; Vacuum extractor; Ventouse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FORCEPS DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 0032419789     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00139-8     Document Type: Article

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