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VASA PREVIA: THE CASE FOR ROUTINE SCREENING

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2014

ANDREW ATKINSON  and
YINKA OYELESE
ANDREW ATKINSON
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
YINKA OYELESE*
Affiliation:
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ The Perinatal Institute, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
*
Yinka Oyelese, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ. Email: [email protected]
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , November 2013 , pp. 277 - 288
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