Think globally act locally: the case for symphysiotomy.

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Published in PLoS Med on March 27, 2007

Authors

Douwe Arie Anne Verkuyl1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bethesda Hospital, Hoogeveen, The Netherlands. verkuyl@freeler.nl

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