Elective induction, selective deduction, and cesarean section

Birth

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-256

  Keirse, Marc J N C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77956337536     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2010.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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