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. 2025 Jan 9;9(1):102675.
doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102675. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Venous thromboembolism still leads on maternal death

Amelia Shard  1 , Catherine Prodger  2 , Sue Pavord  2
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Venous thromboembolism still leads on maternal death

Amelia Shard et al. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. .
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