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Maria I Rodriguez1, A Metin Gülmezoglu2
1Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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|August 22, 2020
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