Ob Team Stat: Developing a better L&D rapid response team

Contemporary Ob/Gyn

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 52-65

  Catanzarite, Val ^a,b   Almryde, Karyn ^b   Bombard, Allan ^b,c  

^a San Diego Perinatal Center   (United States)

^b Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 35148893183     PISSN: 00903159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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