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Pregnancy outcomes at advanced maternal age in a tertiary Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ettedal A. AlJahdali and Nawal S. AlSinani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2022, 43 (5) 491-499; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20220023

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