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Caesarean section on request: Are there loco-regional factors influencing maternal choice? An Italian experience

A. Mancuso Departments of Gynecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. De Vivo Departments of Gynecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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G. Fanara Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina
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A. Albiero Maternal-Infantile and Genetic Biology Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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A. M. Priolo Departments of Gynecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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A. Giacobbe Departments of Gynecological, Obstetrical Sciences and Reproductive Medicine
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M. Franchi Maternal-Infantile and Genetic Biology Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Pages 382-385 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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