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Original Article

Maternal age over 40 years and pregnancy outcome: a hospital-based survey

Luca MarozioDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Elisa PicardoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1, University of Turin, Turin, Italy;
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Claudia FilippiniDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy;
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Erika MainolfiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1, University of Turin, Turin, Italy;
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Paola BerchiallaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy;
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Franco CavalloDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Annalisa TancrediDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1, University of Turin, Turin, Italy;
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Chiara BenedettoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1, University of Turin, Turin, Italy;
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Pages 1602-1608 | Received 03 Nov 2017, Accepted 26 Nov 2017, Published online: 07 Dec 2017

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