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Original Article

Comparison of perinatal outcomes of selective termination in dichorionic twin pregnancies performed at different gestational ages

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Pages 1388-1392 | Received 17 Jan 2016, Accepted 15 Jul 2016, Published online: 10 Aug 2016

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