Operative vaginal delivery and episiotomy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1065-

  Murphy, D J ^a   Macleod, M ^b   Bahl, R ^c   Strachan, B ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPISIOTOMY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 45249099527     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01754.x     Document Type: Letter

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