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Research Article

Repeat caesarean delivery as a risk factor for abnormal blood loss, blood transfusion and perinatal mortality

R. SaiduDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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B. O. BolajiDepartment of Anaesthesia, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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A. W. O. OlatinwoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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C. M. McintoshEpidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida
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A. P. AlioDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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H. M. SalihuEpidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Florida;Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 728-731 | Published online: 15 Nov 2011

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