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Twin pregnancies treated with emergency or ultrasound-indicated cerclage to prevent preterm births

Malou BarbosaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rikke Bek HelmigDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0815-8825
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Lone HvidmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-6194
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Pages 3227-3232 | Received 29 Oct 2018, Accepted 11 Jan 2019, Published online: 27 Jan 2019

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