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Reassessing the length of labour in healthy Turkish women: a retrospective and descriptive study

İlkay BozObstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Department, Nursing Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Selahattin KumruDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine Faculty, Akdeniz University, Turkey;
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Aysu BuldumObstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Department, Mersin University Nursing Faculty, Mersin, Turkey;
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Mehmet Ziya FiratBiometry and Genetics Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
Pages 468-473 | Published online: 11 Feb 2019

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