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Comment
. 2018 Aug;219(2):213-215.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.04.009. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

There is insufficient evidence to claim that cerclage is the treatment of choice for patients with a cervical length <10 mm

Roberto Romero  1 , Agustin Conde-Agudelo  2 , Kypros H Nicolaides  3
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Comment

There is insufficient evidence to claim that cerclage is the treatment of choice for patients with a cervical length <10 mm

Roberto Romero et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Aug.
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