Association of Prepregnancy Risk Factors With Racial Differences in Preterm Birth Rates

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¹ Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
² Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁶ Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁷ Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: s-khan-1@northwestern.edu.

Priya M Mehta et al. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Dec.

. 2023 Dec;65(6):1184-1186.

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.07.007. Epub 2023 Aug 6.

¹ Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
² Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁶ Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
⁷ Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: s-khan-1@northwestern.edu.

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