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A Sitz bath does not improve wound healing after elective episiotomy

A. Oladokun, I. A. Babarinsa, I. F. Adewole, A. O. Omigbodun O., A. Ojengbede Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Pages 277-279 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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