European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 149, Issue 1 , Pages 120-121 , March 2010

Aortic dissection in pregnancy: the incidence of a life-threatening disease

Received 7 September 2009

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 The study was conducted in Huddinge, Sweden.

PII: S0301-2115(09)00645-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.10.029

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 149, Issue 1 , Pages 120-121 , March 2010