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Original Article

The association between maternal serum first trimester free βhCG, second trimester intact hCG levels and foetal growth restriction and preeclampsia

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Pages 363-366 | Received 21 Oct 2016, Accepted 13 May 2017, Published online: 31 Jan 2018

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