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A protocol to identify non-classical risk factors for preterm births: the Brazilian Ribeirão Preto and São Luís prenatal cohort (BRISA).
Reproductive health - 19 Nov 2014
da Silva Antônio Augusto Moura, Simões Vanda Maria Ferreira, Barbieri Marco Antonio, Cardoso Viviane Cunha, Alves Claudia Maria Coelho, Thomaz Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca, de Sousa Queiroz Rejane Christine, Cavalli Ricardo Carvalho, Batista Rosângela Fernandes Lucena, Bettiol Heloísa
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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is the main cause of morbidity and mortality during the perinatal period. Classical risk factors are held responsible for only 1/3 of preterm births and no current intervention has produced an appreciable reduction of this event. It is necessary to explore new hypotheses...
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