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Comparison of the pregnancy results between adolescent Syrian refugees and local adolescent Turkish citizens who gave birth in our clinic

Ünal TurkayDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ümit AydınDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medikal Park Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey;
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Ebru ÇalışkanKocaeli Provincial Health Directorate, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Mehmet SalıcıDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey;
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Hasan TerziDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey;
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Bahar AstepeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey;
Pages 1353-1358 | Received 24 May 2018, Accepted 30 Aug 2018, Published online: 25 Sep 2018

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