Correction to: Perinatal outcomes in Finnish twins: a retrospective study

Annu-Riikka Susanna Rissanen1, Riina Maria Jernman2, Mika Gissler3,4

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Welfare District of Päijät-Häme, Keskussairaalankatu 7, 15850, Lahti, Finland. annu-riikka.rissanen@fimnet.fi.

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