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Section 6 - Late Prenatal – Obstetric Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2017

David James
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Philip Steer
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
Carl Weiner
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Bernard Gonik
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Detroit
Stephen Robson
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
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Summary

Abdominal pain during pregnancy presents unique clinical challenges, and the differential diagnoses are extensive.

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High-Risk Pregnancy
Management Options
, pp. 1523 - 1926
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
First published in: 2017

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