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Original Article

Assessment of maternal cerebral blood flow velocity by transcranial Doppler ultrasound before delivery and in the early postpartum period

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Pages 584-589 | Received 25 Jul 2017, Accepted 29 Sep 2017, Published online: 16 Oct 2017

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