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Original Article

Intracardiac echogenic focus and fetal outcome – review of cases from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan

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Pages 2-4 | Received 30 Mar 2012, Accepted 08 Jun 2012, Published online: 13 Jul 2012

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