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Identifying strategies to reduce cesarean section rates by using Robson ten-group classification

Hasan Onur TopçuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Practice Center, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Şule ÖzelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Practice Center, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Yaprak ÜstünDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Research and Practice Center, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1011-3848
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Pages 2616-2622 | Received 03 Oct 2018, Accepted 18 Sep 2019, Published online: 06 Oct 2019

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