Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 1133-1148 , December 2008

Diagnosis and management of placenta accreta

  • José Miguel Palacios-Jaraquemada, MD, PhD (Professor)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAv. Corrientes 5087 4 a C14141 AJD Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel./Fax: +54 11 4857 1331.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.08.003

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 1133-1148 , December 2008

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