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. 2023 Jul;202(2):437.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.18857. Epub 2023 May 23.

Clarity of guidelines concerning the care of pregnant women is lost by the use of de-sexed language

Marian Knight  1 , Cathy Nelson-Piercy  2
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Clarity of guidelines concerning the care of pregnant women is lost by the use of de-sexed language

Marian Knight et al. Br J Haematol. 2023 Jul.
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