European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 125-130 , February 2010

Diagnosis of placental abruption: relationship between clinical and histopathological findings

  • Denise A. Elsasser

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
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  • Cande V. Ananth

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 732 235 7940; fax: +1 732 235 6627.
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  • Vinay Prasad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pathology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
    • ,
  • Anthony M. Vintzileos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, United States
    • ,
  • For the New Jersey-Placental Abruption Study Investigators

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 11 September 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00597-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.10.005

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 125-130 , February 2010

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