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Original Article

Transabdominal evaluation of uterine cervical length during pregnancy fails to identify a substantial number of women with a short cervix

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Pages 1682-1689 | Received 13 Dec 2011, Accepted 03 Jan 2012, Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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