Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 257-259 , June 2007

Pregnancy Complicated with Maternal Pulmonary Hypertension and Placenta Accreta

  • Jeng-Hsiu Hung

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jeng-Hsiu Hung, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 26 December 2006 ,Accepted 3 March 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70370-3

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70370-3

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 257-259 , June 2007

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