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Obstetrics

Uterine compression suture without hysterotomy – why a non-absorbable suture should be avoided

C Cotzias Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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J GIrling West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth, TW7 6AF, UK
Pages 150-152 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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