Correction: Pessaries in multiple pregnancy as a prevention of preterm birth: the ProTwin Trial
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Correction: Pessaries in multiple pregnancy as a prevention of preterm birth: the ProTwin Trial Sophie MS Liem, Dick J Bekedam, Kitty WM Bloemenkamp, Anneke Kwee, Dimitri NM Papatsonis, Joris AM van der Post, Arianne C Lim, Hubertina CJ Scheepers, Christine Willekes, Johannes J Duvekot, Marc Spaanderman, Martina Porath, Jim van Eyck, Monique C Haak, Marielle G van Pampus, Hein W Bruinse, Ben Willem J Mol and Maud A Hegeman
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Pessaries in multiple pregnancy as a prevention of preterm birth: the ProTwin Trial
BACKGROUND Multiple pregnancies are at high risk for preterm birth, and therefore an important cause of infant mortality and morbidity. A pessary is a simple and potentially effective measure for the prevention of preterm birth. Small studies have indicated its effectiveness, but large studies with sufficient power on the subject are lacking. Despite this lack of evidence, the treatment is at p...
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دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012