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Original Article

Maternal obesity, obstetric interventions and post-partum anaemia increase the risk of post-partum sepsis: a population-based cohort study based on Swedish medical health registers

Daniel AxelssonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenView further author information
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Marie BlombergDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 765-771 | Received 13 Apr 2017, Accepted 02 Jun 2017, Published online: 20 Jun 2017

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