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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 37, 2017 - Issue 8
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Original Article

A randomized controlled trial comparing two types of retractors at caesarean delivery*

Abbey J. Hardy-FairbanksDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Todd MackenzieDepartment of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, PA, USA; View further author information
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Martin McCarthy Jr.Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; View further author information
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Marlene B. GoldmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Clinical Research, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, PA, USAView further author information
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Michele R. LauriaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, PA, USA; View further author information
Pages 1009-1014 | Received 19 Mar 2015, Accepted 18 Mar 2017, Published online: 21 Jun 2017

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