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Original Articles

A comparative study on the efficacy of nifedipine and indomethacin for prevention of preterm birth as monotherapy and combination therapy: a randomized clinical trial

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Pages 3215-3220 | Received 08 Oct 2018, Accepted 11 Jan 2019, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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