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Maternal risks and predictor factors for the termination of pregnancy in fetuses with severe congenital anomaly: experience from a single reference center in Brazil

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Pages 3762-3767 | Received 08 Oct 2015, Accepted 24 Jan 2016, Published online: 26 Feb 2016

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