Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 448-450 , December 2008

Uterine Perforation and Bowel Incarceration Following Surgical Abortion During the First Trimester

,Accepted 11 July 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60016-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60016-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 448-450 , December 2008

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