Increased time-to-pregnancy and first trimester Down's syndrome screening
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Increased time-to-pregnancy and first trimester Down's syndrome screening.
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep417