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Articles; Medical Biotechnology

Severe pre-eclampsia complicated by HELLP syndrome alterations in the structure of the umbilical cord (morphometric and immunohistochemical study)

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Pages 345-350 | Received 05 Jul 2014, Accepted 08 Oct 2014, Published online: 19 Jan 2015

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