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. 2014 Aug;2(8):e444.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70261-X. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

Antenatal corticosteroids to reduce preterm deaths in low-income settings

Fernando Althabe  1 , José M Belizán  1 , Pierre Buekens  2 , Elizabeth M McClure  3 , Marion Koso-thomas  4 ; NICHD's Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research ACT Trial Steering Committee
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Antenatal corticosteroids to reduce preterm deaths in low-income settings

Fernando Althabe et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2014 Aug.
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