Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 76-81 , April 2009

Obstetric Hemorrhage

  • Patricia C. Devine, MD, FACOG

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Patricia C. Devine, MD, FACOG, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 West 168th Street, PH-16, New York, NY 10032

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.12.004

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Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 76-81 , April 2009

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