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Review Article

The effect of uterine leiomyoma on the risk of malpresentation and cesarean: a meta-analysis

Ensiyeh JenabiDepartment of Midwifery, Tuyserkan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tuyserkan, Iran; Correspondence[email protected]
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Salman KhazaeiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Pages 87-92 | Received 21 Nov 2016, Accepted 19 Dec 2016, Published online: 17 Jan 2017

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