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Obstetrics

Morbid obesity and intra-partum care

A. Ray South Tyneside District General Hospital, South Shields, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Hildreth South Tyneside District General Hospital, South Shields, UK
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U. I. Esen South Tyneside District General Hospital, South Shields, UK
Pages 301-304 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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