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Original Article

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: diagnosis, treatment, and outcome based on 35 consecutive cases

Paulino Vigil-de GraciaCritical Care Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social security, Panama, PanamaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carlos Montufar-RuedaCritical Care Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social security, Panama, Panama
Pages 1143-1146 | Received 06 Aug 2010, Accepted 27 Sep 2010, Published online: 13 Jun 2011

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