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Age at menarche and the risk of operative first delivery

  1. GCS Smith

Article first published online: 16 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02340.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 116, Issue 12, pages 1613–1621, November 2009

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Smith, G. (2009), Age at menarche and the risk of operative first delivery. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 116: 1613–1621. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02340.x

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK and NIHR Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, UK

*GCS Smith, MD, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cambridge University, Box 223, Rosie Maternity Hospital, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0SW, UK. Email gcss2@cam.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 OCT 2009
  2. Article first published online: 16 SEP 2009
  3. Accepted 12 July 2009. Published Online 16 September 2009.

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