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. 1995 Jul;73(1):F48–F50. doi: 10.1136/fn.73.1.f48

Mechanism of visceral damage in fetofetal transfusion syndrome.

V K Rehan 1, S M Menticoglou 1
PMCID: PMC2528360  PMID: 7552599

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