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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 23, 2010 - Issue 10
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Randomised trial of assigned mode of delivery after a previous cesarean section – Impact on maternal psychological dynamics

Lai Wa LawDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Man Wah PangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Tony Kwok-Hung ChungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Terence Tzu-Hsi LaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Dominic Tak-Shing LeeSchool of Public Health, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Tak Yeung LeungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Daljit Singh SahotaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Tze Kin LauDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Pages 1106-1113 | Received 19 Aug 2009, Accepted 10 Nov 2009, Published online: 21 Jan 2010

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