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Pathology of the Female Genital Tract Related to Pregnancy

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Pathologic processes associated with pregnancy are discussed.

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Heller, D.S. (2015). Pathology of the Female Genital Tract Related to Pregnancy. In: OB-GYN Pathology for the Clinician. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15422-0_11

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