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Maternal thyroid status and its relation to ferritin and vitamin B12 in Saudi pregnant women

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Al-Mendalawi, M.D. Maternal thyroid status and its relation to ferritin and vitamin B12 in Saudi pregnant women. Egypt J Intern Med 31, 983 (2019). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejim.ejim_104_19

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