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Pregnancy Induced Haemophagocytic Syndrome

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  1. Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Internal Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, 110 002, India

    Anuj Shukla (Senior Resident), Amandeep Kaur (Medical Student) & H. S. Hira (Director Professor)

  2. House 74, Block 21, Lodi Colony, New Delhi, 110 003, India

    H. S. Hira (Director Professor)

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Shukla, A., Kaur, A. & Hira, H.S. Pregnancy Induced Haemophagocytic Syndrome. J Obstet Gynecol India 63, 203–205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-011-0073-0

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