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Vaginal progesterone in twin gestation with a short cervix: revisiting an individual patient data systematic review
R Romero1,2,3,4,5, A Conde-Agudelo1, L Rode6,7
1Perinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National, Institute for Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA.
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