Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 149-152 , November 2011

Oxytocin augmentation during labor: How to implement medical guidelines into clinical practise

Received 30 March 2011 ,Revised 5 August 2011 ,Accepted 8 August 2011.

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PII: S1877-5756(11)00030-9

doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2011.08.001

Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 149-152 , November 2011

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