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Chapter 16 - Placental Size, Shape, and Umbilical Cord Abnormalities

from Section 6 - Other Pathologic Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2018

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Raymond W. Redline
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Raymond W. Redline ,
Theonia K. Boyd  and
Drucilla J. Roberts
Raymond W. Redline
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Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Theonia K. Boyd
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston
Drucilla J. Roberts
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston
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Placental and Gestational Pathology , pp. 157 - 180
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