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Original Article

A retrospective comparison of pregnancy outcomes between women with alpha-thalassaemia 1 trait and normal controls

Kuntharee TraisrisilpDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Phudit JatavanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandView further author information
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Theera TongsongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandView further author information
Pages 1000-1003 | Published online: 09 Jun 2017

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