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Original Article

Tertiary hospital staff and caesarean section risk

O. T. Oladapo Maternal and Fetal Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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O. Ayoola-Sotubo Maternal and Fetal Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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O. J. Daniel Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences/Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
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A. O. Sule-Odu Maternal and Fetal Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pages 325-328 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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