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Research Article

Correlation between elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and ischemic placental disease: a retrospective cohort study

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Article: 2175848 | Received 19 Sep 2022, Accepted 29 Jan 2023, Published online: 27 Feb 2023

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