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When is the right time to remove staples after an elective cesarean delivery?: a randomized control trial

Hadas MirembergDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elad BarberDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon, Tel Aviv, IsraelORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8199-5692
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Liliya TamayevDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Hadas Ganer HermanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon, Tel Aviv, IsraelORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-7418
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Jacob BarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Michal KovoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Holon, Tel Aviv, IsraelORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5443-5670
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Pages 4004-4009 | Received 09 Nov 2018, Accepted 10 Mar 2019, Published online: 21 Mar 2019

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