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Original article

Early-to-mid pregnancy sleep and circadian markers in relation to birth outcomes: An epigenetics pilot study

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Pages 1224-1234 | Received 10 Apr 2023, Accepted 03 Sep 2023, Published online: 18 Sep 2023

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