Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 258-266 , August 2010

Delivery After Previous Cesarean: Long-Term Maternal Outcomes

  • Robert M. Silver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert M. Silver, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Room 2B308, Salt Lake City, UT 84132

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.03.006

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 258-266 , August 2010

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