Placenta accreta: Pathogenesis of a 20th century iatrogenic uterine disease

Placenta

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-251

  Jauniaux, E ^a,b   Jurkovic, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accreta; Pathology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DECIDUALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS DISEASE;

CESAREAN SECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 84857362591     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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