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Trial of Labor or Repeated Cesarean Section

The Woman's Choice

Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD; Hanan S. Bell, PhD; Eric M. Wall, MD, MPH; Julie Graves Moy, MD, MPH; George H. Hess, MD; Hugh P. H. Bower, MD

Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(2):120-125.


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