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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
- Center for Health Care Effectiveness Research, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
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