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Original Article

Vaginal breech deliveries selected using computed tomographic pelvimetry may be associated with fewer adverse outcomes

Arundhathi Jeyabalan Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert W Larkin Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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Daniel V Landers Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, USA
Pages 381-385 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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