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Original Article

Effect of skin coverage method following subcuticular suturing on wound infection rates at cesarean delivery*

Jill M. WestcottDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA and Correspondence[email protected]
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Libby CrockettDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA and
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Fang QiuCollege of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Teresa G. BergDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA and
Pages 2003-2005 | Received 10 Jun 2016, Accepted 09 Sep 2016, Published online: 30 Sep 2016

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