Rates of Spontaneous Abortion in Israel Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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SUBMITTER: Travis-Lumer Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945079 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
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Rates of Spontaneous Abortion in Israel Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Travis-Lumer Yael Y Goldberg Yair Y Kodesh Arad A Reichenberg Abraham A Sandin Sven S Frangou Sophia S Levine Stephen Z SZ
JAMA network open 20230201 2
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