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Comment
. 1999 May 8;318(7193):1288-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7193.1288b.

Cited studies did not show relation between maternal anxiety and birth weight

M Perkin
Comment

Cited studies did not show relation between maternal anxiety and birth weight

M Perkin. BMJ. .
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