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Original Article

Association between isolated abnormal levels of maternal serum unconjugated estriol in the second trimester and adverse pregnancy outcomes

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Pages 2093-2097 | Received 20 Feb 2015, Accepted 20 Jul 2015, Published online: 28 Aug 2015

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