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Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) to predict adverse fetal outcomes in Chinese: What is the optimal cutoff value?

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Pages 902-903 | Received 14 Jan 2015, Accepted 11 Mar 2016, Published online: 16 May 2016

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