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Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in a teaching hospital of Pakistan

Rakhshan Shaheen Najmi, N. Rehan Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan; Pakistan Medical Research Council, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Pages 479-483 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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