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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 22, 2009 - Issue 7
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Original Article

Refusal of treatment in obstetrics – A maternal–fetal conflict

Ohel Iris Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Levy Amalia Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Mazor Moshe Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Wiznitzer Arnon Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Sheiner Eyal Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Pages 612-615 | Received 06 Nov 2008, Accepted 01 Dec 2008, Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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