Path analysis of risk factors leading to premature birth

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-443

  Fields, S J ^a   Livshits, G ^a   Sirotta, L ^b   Merlob, P ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Golda Medical Center Israel   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 0008498667     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1996)8:4<433::AID-AJHB3>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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