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Does Dilation and Curettage Affect Future Pregnancy Outcomes?

Jennifer Lohmann-Bigelow, Sherri A. Longo, Xiaozhang Jiang and Alfred G. Robichaux
Ochsner Journal December 2007, 7 (4) 173-176;
Jennifer Lohmann-Bigelow
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Sherri A. Longo
2Department of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Xiaozhang Jiang
3Department of Biostatistics, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD, MS
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Alfred G. Robichaux III
2Department of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD
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