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13 - Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Miscarriage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2017

By
Caroline E. Overton  and
Kate O'Brien
Edited by
Roy G. Farquharson  and
Mary D. Stephenson
Roy G. Farquharson
Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Mary D. Stephenson
Affiliation:
University of Illinois College of Medicine
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Early Pregnancy , pp. 129 - 145
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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