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Trends in preterm birth: an academic center’s campaign to reduce the incidence

Jacquelyn M. Knappa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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Reshama S. Navatheb Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, USA
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Nancy Kellerc Children’s Hospital Oakland, Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
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Vincenzo Berghellad Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3833-3837 | Received 10 Oct 2018, Accepted 24 Nov 2019, Published online: 03 Dec 2019

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