Transient Effects in Studies on Preterm Birth Risk

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.

Simon R Procter et al. Epidemiology. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 1;35(2):e7-e9.

doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001692. Epub 2023 Jan 30.

¹ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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