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Chapter 11 - Ethics and Legal Issues in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2018

Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, UK
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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