Reducing cesarean section rates safely: lessons from a "breakthrough series" collaborative.

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Published in Birth on June 01, 1998

Authors

B L Flamm1, D M Berwick, A Kabcenell

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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