Initiation of parturition.

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• Publication year

  1979

• Venue

  British Medical Bulletin

• Publication date

  1979-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-1286-4_9PMID 387161
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