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Editorial
. 2008 Jun 7;336(7656):1257-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39567.480972.80. Epub 2008 May 25.

Fetal scalp sampling in labour

James P Neilson
Editorial

Fetal scalp sampling in labour

James P Neilson. BMJ. .

Abstract

Lactate measurement has benefits over pH estimation

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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