Maternal age matters: for a lifetime, or longer

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¹ Division of Community Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Maternal Adolescent and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Electronic address: hcoovadia@match.org.za.

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Haroon Saloojee et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Jul.

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doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00034-0. Epub 2015 May 18.

¹ Division of Community Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Maternal Adolescent and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Electronic address: hcoovadia@match.org.za.

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