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Original Article

Evidence of maternal platelet activation, excessive thrombin generation, and high amniotic fluid tissue factor immunoreactivity and functional activity in patients with fetal death

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Pages 672-687 | Received 10 Oct 2008, Accepted 09 Feb 2009, Published online: 19 Aug 2009

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