Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 85-88 , June 2007

Estimating blood loss after birth: Using simulated clinical examples

Received 21 August 2006 ,Revised 15 January 2007 ,Accepted 15 January 2007.

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PII: S1871-5192(07)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.01.001

Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 85-88 , June 2007