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The Ulysses contract in obstetrics: a woman's choices before and during labour
- Correspondence to Dr Paul Burcher, Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 USA; BurcheP{at}mail.amc.edu
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The Ulysses contract in obstetrics: a woman's choices before and during labour
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- Received March 19, 2012
- Revised August 27, 2012
- Accepted September 19, 2012
- First published October 12, 2012.
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April 27, 2016
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