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01-11-2020 | Perineal Laceration | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Is it time to abandon episiotomy use? A randomized controlled trial (EPITRIAL)

Authors: Melania Maria Amorim, Alexandre Delgado, Leila Katz

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 11/2020

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To the Editors: …

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Title: Letter to the editor: Is it time to abandon episiotomy use? A randomized controlled trial (EPITRIAL)
Authors: Melania Maria Amorim
Alexandre Delgado
Leila Katz
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Perineal Laceration
Episiotomy
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04421-2

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