Mortality risk among preterm babies: immaturity versus underlying pathology.

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Published in Epidemiology on July 01, 2010

Authors

Olga Basso1, Allen Wilcox

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. olga.basso@mcgill.ca

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