Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , February 2007

Medicolegal issues in multiple pregnancy

  • Deborah J. Gersell, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Deborah J. Gersell, MD, Department of Pathology, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, 615 S. New Ballas Road, St. Louis, MO 63141.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2007.02.002

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , February 2007

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