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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 34, 2021 - Issue 10
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Impact of the delay between fetal death and delivery on the success of postmortem ultrasound following termination of pregnancy

Xin KangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Serena RestaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Teresa Cos SanchezDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Andrew CarlinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Elisa BevilacquaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Jacques C. JaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1613-1618 | Received 30 May 2019, Accepted 09 Jul 2019, Published online: 17 Jul 2019

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