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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 36, 2023 - Issue 3
Original Research: Surgical Specialties and Anesthesiology
Visual estimation of blood loss versus quantitative blood loss for maternal outcomes related to obstetrical hemorrhage
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Joshua Fogela Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York;c Department of Business Management, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
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