Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 2-7 , February 2008

Has electronic fetal heart rate monitoring made a difference?

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.09.005

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
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