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Research Article

Goitre prevalence in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in a teaching hospital

A. R. K. Adesunkanmi Departments of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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O. N. Makinde Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Pages 156-159 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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