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Pregnancy outcomes in urban black South African women aged 35 years and older

R. K. T. Larbi, E. J. Buchmann, P. R. Matshidze Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Reproductive Health Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Pages 259-262 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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