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Original Article

Second trimester cervical length and risk of preterm birth in women with twin gestations treated with 17-α hydroxyprogesterone caproate

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Pages 1360-1364 | Received 21 Oct 2009, Accepted 11 Feb 2010, Published online: 04 May 2010

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Isabela K. R. Agra, Mário H. B. Carvalho, Wagner R. Hernandez, Rossana P. V. Francisco, Marcelo Zugaib & Maria L. Brizot. (2019) The effect of prenatal vaginal progesterone on cervical length in nonselected twin pregnancies. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 32:8, pages 1245-1249.
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