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Obstetrics

The management of reduced fetal movements in an uncomplicated pregnancy at term: Results from an anonymous national online survey in the Republic of Ireland

J. UnterscheiderThe Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. P. HorganThe Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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R. A. GreeneThe Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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J. R. HigginsThe Anu Research Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
Pages 578-582 | Published online: 11 Aug 2010

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