Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 318-321 , September 2008

Pregnancy Outcome at Maternal Age 40 and Older

  • Bahia Namavar Jahromi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Associate Professor Bahia Namavar Jahromi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran
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  • Zahra Husseini

,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60131-X

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 318-321 , September 2008

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