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Letter to the Editor

The critical role of neuraxial anesthesia in external cephalic version

Laura BureyNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jaime AaronsonNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Robert WhiteNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
Pages 3828-3829 | Received 11 Oct 2019, Accepted 22 Nov 2019, Published online: 28 Nov 2019

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