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Editorial
. 2011 Jun;117(6):1263-1265.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31821c6fb1.

Deus ex Makena?

Robert M Silver  1 , F Gary Cunningham
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Editorial

Deus ex Makena?

Robert M Silver et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun.
No abstract available

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  • Deus ex Makena?
    Das AF, Birch R, Meis PJ. Das AF, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct;118(4):955; author reply 955-6. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31822f8774. Obstet Gynecol. 2011. PMID: 21934462 No abstract available.

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