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Original Articles: Obstetrics

Perineal skin tear repair following vaginal birth; skin adhesive versus conventional suture – a randomised controlled trial

Rima Anggrena Dasrilsyaha Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaView further author information
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Aida Kaloka Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5475-093XView further author information
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Beng Kwang Nga Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-7347View further author information
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Anizah Alia Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6505-3192View further author information
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Kah Teik Chewa Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6542-386XView further author information
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Pei Shan Lima Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 242-247 | Published online: 12 Jun 2020

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