Recognizing and responding to peripartum cardiomyopathy

Contemporary Ob/Gyn

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Martin, Stephanie R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Phoenix Perinatal Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Banner Desert Medical Center   (United States)

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EID: 33845804371     PISSN: 00903159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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