A Comparison of Blood Loss Determination After Vaginal Delivery in El Salvador: Visual Estimation Versus Direct Measurement
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Emi Sasagawa, Department of Midwifery and Women’s Health, School of Health Science & Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Lizeth Elias de Buendia, Health Research and Investigation Unit, National Women's Hospital, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Guillermo Antonio Ortiz Avendano, Obstetric Department, National Women's Hospital, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Alba Marina Diaz de Navarro, Nursing Department, National Women's Hospital, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Hector Anibal Barrera Erazo, Nursing Department, National Women's Hospital, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Dalia Xochitl Sandoval Lopez, Health Research and Investigation Unit, National Women's Hospital, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Rafael Antonio Cedillos, Scientific Research Council, The University of El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Kiyoshi Kita, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Chizuru Misago, Department of International and Cultural Studies, Tsuda College, Tokyo, Japan.
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Visual Estimation, Direct Measurement, El Salvador
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