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OBSTETRICS

Routine cervical dilatation during elective caesarean section. Should we continue?

H. U. EzegwuiFertility Research/Reproductive Health Unit, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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F. C. OgbuefiFeto-Maternal Unit, Department obstetrics Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria
Pages 150-152 | Published online: 24 Jul 2014

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