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Research Article

Exploring Perinatal Biopsychosocial Factors and Epigenetic Age in 1-Year-Old Offspring

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Pages 927-939 | Received 10 Aug 2023, Accepted 11 Oct 2023, Published online: 31 Oct 2023

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