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. 2001 Jun 2;322(7298):1334-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7298.1334.

Prospective 12 month study of 30 minute decision to delivery intervals for "emergency" caesarean section

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Prospective 12 month study of 30 minute decision to delivery intervals for "emergency" caesarean section

I Z MacKenzie et al. BMJ. .
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Relation between cord arterial pH and decision to delivery interval for 126 caesarean sections performed because of fetal distress and 257 performed without fetal distress

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