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Original Article

Importance of cervical length in dysmenorrhoea aetiology

Ali G. ZebitayDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity and Women’s Disease Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fatma F. VeritDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity and Women’s Disease Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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M. Nafi SakarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity and Women’s Disease Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Seda KeskinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity and Women’s Disease Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Orkun CetinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity and Women’s Disease Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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A. Ibrahim UlusoyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suleymaniye Maternity and Women’s Disease Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 540-543 | Received 27 Jan 2015, Accepted 15 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Mar 2016

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