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(RG) Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The philosophy of practice governs the rate of obstetric intervention: analysis of 212 units in the United Kingdom

M. P. O'Connell Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
,
E. M. Gurney Applied Statistics Centre, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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S. W. Lindow Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hull, Hull Maternity Hospital, Hull, UK
Pages 267-270 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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