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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 33, 2020 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Uterine artery flow velocity waveform (FVW) type and subednometrial vascularity in recurrent pregnancy loss

Ghada M. MansourDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Sherif H. HusseinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Rasha M. Abd El HadyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Haitham F. MohammedDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Magdy M. Abd El GawadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ahmed I. Abou GabalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Rania M. Al-AwadhyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Railways Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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Mohamed El SaiedDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Railways Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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Pages 527-532 | Received 06 Apr 2018, Accepted 27 Jun 2018, Published online: 06 Aug 2018

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