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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 33, 2020 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Patient preferences for method of cesarean skin closure: secondary outcomes from a randomized trial

Adeeb KhalifehSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jonah FleisherNew York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-9038View further author information
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Gregory GresselDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; View further author information
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Vincenzo BerghellaSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2854-0239View further author information
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Benjamin LeibyDepartment of Biostatistics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; View further author information
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A. Dhanya MackeenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USAView further author information
Pages 542-546 | Received 16 Oct 2017, Accepted 03 Jul 2018, Published online: 06 Sep 2018

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