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Scenario Section 8 - Sepsis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2019

Edited by
Kirsty MacLennan  and
Catherine Robinson
Kirsty MacLennan
Affiliation:
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
Catherine Robinson
Affiliation:
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Obstetric Decision-Making and Simulation , pp. 219 - 238
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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