Alleviating postnatal perineal trauma: To cool or not to cool?

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Steen, Mary ^a   Briggs, Michelle ^b   King, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749180783     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2006.14.5.21056     Document Type: Review

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