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Autolysis, Artifacts, and Stillbirths

from Section 3 - Stillbirth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2021

Mirna Lechpammer ,
Marc Del Bigio  and
Rebecca Folkerth
Mirna Lechpammer
Affiliation:
New York University School of Medicine
Marc Del Bigio
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Canada
Rebecca Folkerth
Affiliation:
New York University School of Medicine
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Perinatal Neuropathology , pp. 131 - 138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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