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Delivery of macrosomic babies: management and outcomes of 330 cases

Jiun How Lim Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
,
Boon Chong Tan Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
,
Ahmad Essa Jammal Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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E. M. Symonds Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 370-374 | Received 10 Sep 2002, Accepted 10 Sep 2002, Published online: 10 Sep 2002

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