American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 36.e1-36.e5 , July 2009

The prognostic role of uterine artery Doppler studies in patients with late-onset preeclampsia

Received 18 September 2008 ,Revised 20 December 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Ghi T, Youssef A, Piva M, et al. The prognostic role of uterine artery Doppler studies in patients with late-onset preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:36.e1-5.

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PII: S0002-9378(09)00215-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.024

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 36.e1-36.e5 , July 2009

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