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Letters to the Editor

Metal-on-metal hip prosthesis in pregnancy

Andrea GiampretiBergamo Poison Control Center & Teratology Information Service, ASST Papa Giovanni XXXIII Hospital, Bergamo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giuseppe BacisBergamo Poison Control Center & Teratology Information Service, ASST Papa Giovanni XXXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
Pages 83-84 | Received 10 Jun 2020, Accepted 11 Jun 2020, Published online: 26 Jun 2020

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