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Section 5 - Termination of pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

Bidyut Kumar
Affiliation:
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Zarko Alfirevic
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
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Fetal Medicine , pp. 243 - 268
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Print publication year: 2016

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