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Original Article

Cesarean delivery versus vaginal delivery: impact on survival and morbidity for the breech fetus at the threshold of viability

Aaron DeutschDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Hamisu M. Salihu
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O'Neill LynchDepartment of Mathematics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN, USA
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Phillip J. MartyChiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies
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Victoria BelogolovkinDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Pages 713-717 | Received 04 Jun 2010, Accepted 12 Aug 2010, Published online: 14 Sep 2010

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