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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy: analysis of 43 consecutive cases followed at a single Italian institution

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Veneri, D., Franchini, M., Raffaelli, R. et al. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy: analysis of 43 consecutive cases followed at a single Italian institution. Ann Hematol 85, 552–554 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0120-6

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