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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 15
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Original Article

Trial of vaginal delivery for twins – is it safe? a single center experience

Dana Sadeh-MestechkinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yair DaykanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Mor BustanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ofer MarkovitchDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Gil Shechter-MaorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Tal Biron-ShentalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; ;Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pages 1967-1971 | Received 08 Oct 2016, Accepted 17 May 2017, Published online: 14 Jun 2017

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