Neonatal and maternal complications among pregnant women delivered by vacuum extraction or forceps extraction

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Kovavisarach, Ekachai ^a   Varanuntakul, Tanin ^a  

^a RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Forceps extraction; Neonatal and pregnancy complications; Vacuum extractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043207911     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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