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Editorial
. 2010 Jun;115(6):1114-1115.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181e15e1f.

Familial spontaneous preterm birth: further evidence of a complex genetic disease

William H Barth Jr
Editorial

Familial spontaneous preterm birth: further evidence of a complex genetic disease

William H Barth Jr. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun.
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