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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 19
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Original Article

The inferior vena cava diameter is a useful ultrasound finding for predicting postpartum blood loss

Tomohiro ObaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Maya KoyanoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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Junichi HasegawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hiroko TakitaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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Tatsuya ArakakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 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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Pages 3251-3254 | Received 06 May 2017, Accepted 04 Apr 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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