A systematic review and quality assessment of systematic reviews of fetal fibronectin and transvaginal length for predicting preterm birth.

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Published in Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol on April 23, 2007

Authors

Valerie Smith1, Declan Devane, Cecily M Begley, Mike Clarke, Shane Higgins

Author Affiliations

1: School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. vasmith@tcd.ie

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