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Research Article

‘Anteroposterior placenta’: A novel, simple sonographic feature indicating benign vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy

M. PoureisaDepartment of Radiology and Neurosciences Research Center, Imam Reza Medical Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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A. H. AjiriDepartment of Radiology and Neurosciences Research Center, Imam Reza Medical Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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D. F. FouladiDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Sayah MelliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alzahra Teaching Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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M. GhojazadehDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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A. HagigiDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angles, California, USA
Pages 305-308 | Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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