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Original Article

Is the policy of restrictive episiotomy generalisable? A prospective observational study

Chit Ying LaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China SAR
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Hiu Wah CheungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China SAR
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Terence Tzu Hsi LaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China SAR
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Tze Kin LauDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China SAR
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Tak Yeung LeungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China SARCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1116-1121 | Received 06 Apr 2009, Accepted 09 Apr 2009, Published online: 16 Nov 2009

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