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Research Article

Spontaneous preterm birth as a function of normal cervical length in low-risk women

Timothy N. Dunna Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David A. Beckerb Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Jeff M. Szychowskia Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;c School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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John Owena Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Pages 9978-9982 | Received 16 Jan 2022, Accepted 17 May 2022, Published online: 31 May 2022

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