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Obstetrics

Pregnancy at 40 and over: a case – control study in a developing country

DS Weerasekera Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Surani G Udugama Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Pages 625-627 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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