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Original Article

Date fruit consumption at term: Effect on length of gestation, labour and delivery

Nuguelis RazaliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Siti Hayati Mohd NahwariDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Sofiah SulaimanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Jamiyah HassanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 595-600 | Received 20 Aug 2015, Accepted 06 Jan 2017, Published online: 13 Mar 2017

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