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Calcium: A Nutrient in Pregnancy

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, 110002, India

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Ashok Kumar is a Director Professor of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India. Simar Kaur is a Fellow in High Risk Pregnancy and Perinatology in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.

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Kumar, A., Kaur, S. Calcium: A Nutrient in Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynecol India 67, 313–318 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-017-1007-2

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