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The use of progesterone during pregnancy to prevent preterm birth

Eman S. Alsulmi, Malikah Alfaraj, Yaser Faden and Noura Al Qahtani
Saudi Medical Journal April 2020, 41 (4) 333-340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.4.25036
Eman S. Alsulmi
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alsulmi, Alqahtani), King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alfaraj), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran; and from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Faden), King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Malikah Alfaraj
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alsulmi, Alqahtani), King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alfaraj), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran; and from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Faden), King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Yaser Faden
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alsulmi, Alqahtani), King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Alfaraj), Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran; and from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Faden), King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Noura Al Qahtani
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Eman S. Alsulmi, Malikah Alfaraj, Yaser Faden, Noura Al Qahtani
Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2020, 41 (4) 333-340; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.4.25036

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Eman S. Alsulmi, Malikah Alfaraj, Yaser Faden, Noura Al Qahtani
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