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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 41, 2021 - Issue 3
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Original Articles: Obstetrics

Impact of timing on wound dressing removal after caesarean delivery: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Gokhan Sami Kilica Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Erhan Demirdagb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4599-3854
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Mehmet Fatih Findikc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-6127
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Omer Lutfi Tapisizd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women’s Health Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-8086
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Muhammet Erdal Sakc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-1057
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Orhan Altinbogae Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zubeyde Hanim Women’s Health Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9992-8535
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Sibel Sakf Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sedef Medical Center, Diyarbakir, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7401-3945
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Bekir Serdar Unlua Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0468-867X
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Mehmet Siddik Evsenc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1680-907X
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Burak Zeybekg Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Mostafa Borahayh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0554-132X
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Yong-Fang Kuoi Office of Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1927-0927
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Pages 348-352 | Published online: 21 Apr 2020

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