In praise of Kielland's forceps

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 492-494

  Oláh, Karl S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; FETUS; FORCEPS; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIELLAND FORCEP; MALROTATION SYNDROME; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS RUPTURE; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036559282     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(02)01014-5     Document Type: Note

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