Intrapartum fetal monitoring

Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 67-74

  Chauhan, Suneet P ^a  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

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EID: 67651106601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3109/9780203931639-17     Document Type: Chapter

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