Natural limits of pregnancy testing in relation to the expected menstrual period.

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Published in JAMA on October 10, 2001

Authors

A J Wilcox1, D D Baird, D Dunson, R McChesney, C R Weinberg

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology Branch, MD A3-05, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709, USA. wilcox@niehs.nih.gov

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