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. 2009 Sep 15;181(6-7):359-60.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091240. Epub 2009 Aug 31.

The safety of home birth: is the evidence good enough?

Helen McLachlan  1 , Della Forster
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The safety of home birth: is the evidence good enough?

Helen McLachlan et al. CMAJ. .
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