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Original Article

Epidemiology of preterm birth in Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan

Amel M. AlhajDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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Elgoni A. RadiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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Ishag AdamDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SudanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 131-134 | Received 22 Oct 2008, Accepted 18 May 2009, Published online: 15 Jan 2010

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