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Original Article

Combined fetal fibronectin and cervical length and spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic triplet pregnancies

Nathan S. Fox
,
Andrei Rebarber
,
Ashley S. Roman
,
Chad K. Klauser
,
Danielle PeressDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
&
Daniel H. Saltzman
Pages 2308-2311 | Received 04 Apr 2012, Accepted 03 May 2012, Published online: 23 May 2012

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