Obstetric characteristics of primiparous women at the First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Târgu Mureş
By: Szántó Réka and Túrós János Levente
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orvtudert-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2537-5059 | Journal ISSN: 1453-0953
Language: English
Page range: 181 - 196
Published on: Jul 8, 2026
Published by: Transylvanian Museum Society
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