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Original Article

Evidence for complement activation in the amniotic fluid of women with spontaneous preterm labor and intra-amniotic infection

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Pages 983-992 | Received 18 Feb 2009, Accepted 09 Apr 2009, Published online: 17 Mar 2010

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