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Original Article

Thrombophilia: A mechanism of disease in women with adverse pregnancy outcome and thrombotic lesions in the placenta

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Pages 277-286 | Received 26 May 1998, Accepted 20 Jun 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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