Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 109-115 , April 2009

Surgical Intervention in the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage

  • Monjri Shah, MD
    • ,
  • Jason D. Wright, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jason D. Wright, MD, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10032

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.12.006

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 109-115 , April 2009

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