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Original Article

Differences in preferences for obstetric care between nulliparae and their partners in the Netherlands: a discrete-choice experiment

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Pages 243-251 | Received 12 Apr 2010, Accepted 23 Sep 2010, Published online: 11 Nov 2010

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