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Case Conferences

Prehospital Perimortem Caesarean Section – A Survivor

Matthew WoodsCorrespondence[email protected]
, MBChB(hons) FRCA FFICM EDIC DipIMC(RCS Ed) Dip HE
Pages 595-599 | Received 04 Jul 2019, Accepted 19 Sep 2019, Published online: 11 Oct 2019

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