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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin and triplet gestations in Western Saudi Arabia

Samera F. AlBasri, Ghadah M. Shouib, Osama S. Bajouh, Hasan A. Nasrat, Ejaz Ahmad and Fahad M. AlGreisi
Saudi Medical Journal June 2017, 38 (6) 657-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.6.17699
Samera F. AlBasri
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlBasri, Shouib, Bajouh, Nasrat), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, the Department of Fundamental and Applied Biology (Ahmad) King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlGreisi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ghadah M. Shouib
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlBasri, Shouib, Bajouh, Nasrat), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, the Department of Fundamental and Applied Biology (Ahmad) King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlGreisi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Osama S. Bajouh
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlBasri, Shouib, Bajouh, Nasrat), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, the Department of Fundamental and Applied Biology (Ahmad) King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlGreisi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hasan A. Nasrat
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlBasri, Shouib, Bajouh, Nasrat), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, the Department of Fundamental and Applied Biology (Ahmad) King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlGreisi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ejaz Ahmad
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlBasri, Shouib, Bajouh, Nasrat), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, the Department of Fundamental and Applied Biology (Ahmad) King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlGreisi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fahad M. AlGreisi
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlBasri, Shouib, Bajouh, Nasrat), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, the Department of Fundamental and Applied Biology (Ahmad) King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AlGreisi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2017, 38 (6) 657-661; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.6.17699

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Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2017, 38 (6) 657-661; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.6.17699
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