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A clinico-epidemiological review of cervical cerclage from the Assir region of Saudi Arabia

A. A. Sobande College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, PO Box 641, Abha, Saudi Arabia; [email protected]
,
E. I. Archibong Abha Maternity Hospital. Abha, Saudi Arabia
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A. Sadek School of Public Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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N. H. Singagil Abha Maternity Hospital. Abha, Saudi Arabia
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S. E. Akinola Khamis Mushayt Civil Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia
Pages 150-154 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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