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Comment
. 2020 Sep 14;17(9):e1003386.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003386. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Maternal smoking and preterm birth: An unresolved health challenge

Sarah J Stock  1 , Linda Bauld  1
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Maternal smoking and preterm birth: An unresolved health challenge

Sarah J Stock et al. PLoS Med. .
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I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: SJS is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine

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