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Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Ranee Thakar

  2. Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Erica Eason

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    Ranee Thakar

  3. Furlong Professor of Women’s Health Director of Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Dee E. Fenner

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Thakar, R., Eason, E. (2009). Prevention of Perineal Trauma. In: Sultan, A.H., Thakar, R., Fenner, D.E. (eds) Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-503-5_5

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