More evidence is needed to inform practice

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7789, 2011, Pages 122-

  Farrar, Diane ^a  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 3; LETTER; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UMBILICAL CORD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

CONSTRICTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 78751683888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d122     Document Type: Letter

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