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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Analysis of maternal death autopsies from the nationwide registration system of maternal deaths in Japan

Junichi HasegawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Tomoko WakasaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Nara Hospital, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Ikoma, Japan;
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Hiroshi MatsumotoDepartment of Legal Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan;
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Makoto TakeuchiDepartment of Pathology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan;
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Naohiro KanayamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan;
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Hiroaki TanakaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan;
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Shinji KatsuragiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan;
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Masahiko NakataDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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Takeshi MurakoshiDivision of Perinatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan;
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Kazuhiro OsatoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan;
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Masamitsu NakamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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Akihiko SekizawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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Isamu IshiwataIshiwata Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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Tomoaki IkedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan;
& on behalf of the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee in Japan and Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists show all
Pages 333-338 | Received 07 Nov 2016, Accepted 19 Jan 2017, Published online: 14 Feb 2017

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