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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 21
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Original Article

Correlation between clinical fetal head station and sonographic angle of progression during the second stage of labor

Sharon PerlmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zvi KivilevitchDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel;
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Orit MoranDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Eldad KatorzaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Salim KeesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Reuven AchironDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yinon GilboaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Pages 2905-2910 | Received 21 May 2017, Accepted 22 Jul 2017, Published online: 04 Aug 2017

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