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Research Article

Management of severe idiopathic oligohydramnios: is antepartum transabdominal amnioinfusion really a treatment option?

Zoltan KozinszkyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Norbert PásztorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
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Melinda VanyaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
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János SikovanyeczDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
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Attila PálDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Pages 383-387 | Received 14 Mar 2012, Accepted 13 Sep 2012, Published online: 08 Nov 2012

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