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Original Article

Postmortem cesarean: report of our successful neonatal outcomes after severe trauma during pregnancy and review of the literature

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Pages 1102-1104 | Received 04 Jul 2011, Accepted 16 Aug 2011, Published online: 03 Apr 2012

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