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Involution of Placental Site: Retained Placenta

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Pathology of the Human Placenta

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(2006). Involution of Placental Site: Retained Placenta. In: Pathology of the Human Placenta. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26742-5_10

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