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(RG) Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Closure of the subcutaneous dead space and wound disruption after Cesarean delivery

D. Chelmow Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts-New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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E. Huang Massachusetts General Hospital, Vincent OB/GYN Service and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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K. Strohbehn Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Pages 403-408 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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