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Placental and Abortion Pathology

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Paediatric Pathology

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The placenta is of major importance in the intrauterine development of the fetus. For this reason a thorough knowledge of its structure is necessary in the study of the pathology of stillbirth and of many of the neonatal problems that arise in the early postnatal period.

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Becker, M.J. (1981). Placental and Abortion Pathology. In: Berry, C.L. (eds) Paediatric Pathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3304-9_2

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