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A standardized template for clinical studies in preterm birth.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) - 1 May 2012
Myatt Leslie, Eschenbach David A, Lye Stephen J, Mesiano Sam, Murtha Amy P, Williams Scott M, Pennell Craig E
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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a major societal and economic problem accounting for 80 to 90% of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is recognized as a complex multifactorial condition comprising several distinct clinical phenotypes with different underlying etiologies. As animal models are expensive and fail to mimic the biology of spontaneous preterm birth in humans, understanding the pathophysiology...
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