Analysis of preterm deliveries below 35 weeks' gestation in a tertiary referral hospital in the UK. A case-control survey

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Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Yuan, Wei ^a   Duffner, Anne M ^a   Chen, Lina ^a   Hunt, Linda P ^a   Sellers, Susan M ^b   Bernal, Andrés López ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952910943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-119     Document Type: Article

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