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EDITORIAL
Hands-on or hands-off the perineum at childbirth: A re-appraisal of the available evidence
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Department of Midwifery, Midwifery School, ‘Alexander’ Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Submission date: 2017-09-24
Acceptance date: 2017-10-13
Publication date: 2017-10-19
Corresponding author
Angeliki Antonakou
Department of Midwifery, Midwifery School, ‘Alexander’ Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, PC 57400, Greece
Department of Midwifery, Midwifery School, ‘Alexander’ Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, PC 57400, Greece
Eur J Midwifery 2017;1(October):5
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