Are 'early' and 'late' fetal heart rate decelerations extinct? A survey of British midwives and analysis of controversies, facts and fiction

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 860-866

  Sholapurkar, Shashikant L ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84889606459     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2013.21.12.860     Document Type: Review

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