Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 1089-1102 , December 2008

Surgical aspects of postpartum haemorrhage

  • Edwin Chandraharan, MBBS, MS (Obs & Gyn), DFFP, MRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK.
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  • Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCOG (Professor and Head, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

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PII: S1521-6934(08)00097-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.08.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 1089-1102 , December 2008

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