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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 11
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Original Article

Changes in levator hiatus dimensions during pregnancy and after delivery in nulliparas: a prospective cohort study using 3D transperineal ultrasound

A. Sanozidis1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece;
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T. Mikos1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece; Correspondence[email protected]
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E. Assimakopoulos2nd Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece
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A. Athanasiadis1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece;
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T. Tantanassis2nd Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece
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B. C. Tarlatzis1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece;
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V. Papameletiou1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece;
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Pages 1505-1512 | Received 07 Jan 2017, Accepted 12 Apr 2017, Published online: 05 May 2017

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