Contraception
Volume 79, Issue 6 , Pages 452-455 , June 2009

Uterine artery embolization to treat hemorrhage following second-trimester abortion by dilatation and surgical evacuation

Received 12 March 2008 ,Revised 5 September 2008 ,Accepted 19 November 2008.

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PII: S0010-7824(09)00029-8

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.11.020

Contraception
Volume 79, Issue 6 , Pages 452-455 , June 2009

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