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Original Article

The value of multidisciplinary team meetings within an early pregnancy assessment unit

Rasiah BharathanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Correspondence[email protected]
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Mena FaragSt George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Kevin HayesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and ;St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Pages 789-793 | Received 03 Nov 2014, Accepted 13 Jan 2016, Published online: 03 May 2016

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