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. 1996 Mar 23;312(7033):753–757. doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7033.753

Should there be a trial of home versus hospital delivery in the United Kingdom?

T Dowswell 1, J G Thornton 1, J Hewison 1, R J Lilford 1, J Raisler 1, A Macfarlane 1, G Young 1, M Newburn 1, R Dodds 1, R S Settatree 1
PMCID: PMC2350434  PMID: 8605464

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