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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 29, 2016 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Fetal loss following second trimester amniocentesis. Who is at greater risk? How to counsel pregnant women?

Marianna Theodora1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Aris Antsaklis1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
,
Panos Antsaklis1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
,
Konstantinos Blanas1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
,
Georgios Daskalakis1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
,
Michael Sindos1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
,
Spiros Mesogitis1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Nikolaos Papantoniou1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Pages 590-595 | Received 17 Jul 2014, Accepted 22 Jan 2015, Published online: 09 Mar 2015

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