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The correct episiotomy: Does it exist?

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  1. LISiN, Politecnico di Torino, Via Cavalli 22 H, 10138, Torino, Italy

    Roberto Merletti

  2. Clinica San Pio X, Milan, Italy

    Diego Riva

  3. Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Manno, Switzerland

    Corrado Cescon

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

    Vita Zacesta

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Merletti, R., Riva, D., Cescon, C. et al. The correct episiotomy: Does it exist?. Int Urogynecol J 27, 161–162 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-015-2879-2

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