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Itskovitz-Eldor, J., Thaler, I. (2005). Fetal and Maternal Cardiovascular Physiology. In: Maulik, D. (eds) Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28903-8_9
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