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Chapter 18C - Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage: Hemostatic Management

from Section 7 - Hemorrhagic Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2018

By
Peter Collins  and
Rachel Collis
Edited by
Sue Pavord  and
Beverley Hunt
Sue Pavord
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Beverley Hunt
Affiliation:
King's College London
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The Obstetric Hematology Manual , pp. 217 - 226
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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