Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 97-103 , April 2009

Obstetric Emergencies

  • Fadi G. Mirza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Fadi G. Mirza, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032
    • ,
  • Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD

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