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B Spodniaková1, M Halmo2, P Nosáľová2

  • 1a 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Hospital Bratislava , Ružinov , Slovakia.

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology : the Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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