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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 25, 2012 - Issue 10
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Original Article

Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery simulation – quantitation of subjective measures of traction and detachment forces

Ramy Eskander;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Torrance, CA, USA
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Marie Beall;David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Public Health, Torrance, CA, USA
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Michael G. Ross;Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2039-2041 | Received 16 Jun 2011, Accepted 09 Mar 2012, Published online: 18 Apr 2012

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