Obstetric emergencies

Section 6 - Obstetric emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2016

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Sara Paterson-Brown and

Charlotte Howell

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Sara Paterson-Brown: Affiliation:
Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare
Charlotte Howell: Affiliation:
University Hospital of North Staffordshire

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Information: Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma
The MOET Course Manual
, pp. 281 - 458

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316666043 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2016

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