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Advances in the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage

Alison M El AyadiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, 50 Beale Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94105, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nuriya RobinsonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois, 820 S. Wood Street, M/C 808, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Stacie GellerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Women and Gender, University of Illinois, 820 S. Wood Street, M/C 808, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Suellen MillerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, 50 Beale Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Pages 525-537 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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