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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 15, 2004 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Ultrasound examination of the postpartum uterus: what is normal?

E. R. Sokol Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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H. Casele Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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E. I. Haney Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Pages 95-99 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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