Patient Safety in Obstetrics: More Evidence, Less Emotion

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George A Macones. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug;130(2):257-259.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002169.

¹ Dr. Macones is from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; email: maconesg@wustl.edu.

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