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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 22, 2009 - Issue 12
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Original Article

Maternal and fetal outcome of pregnancy complicated by HELLP syndrome

Turki GasemDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Fathia E. Al JamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Sameera BurshaidDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Jessica RahmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suleiman A. Al SuleimanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad S. RahmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Pages 1140-1143 | Received 13 Dec 2008, Accepted 30 Apr 2009, Published online: 16 Nov 2009

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