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Editorial
. 2008 Aug;199(2):95-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.012.

A call for an international consortium on the genetics of preterm birth

Joseph Biggio, Inge Christiaens, Michael Katz, Ramkumar Menon, Mario Merialdi, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Craig Pennell, Scott M Williams; Preterm Birth Genome Project
Editorial

A call for an international consortium on the genetics of preterm birth

Joseph Biggio et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Aug.
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