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Original Article

Risk factors and neonatal/infant mortality risk of small-for-gestational-age and preterm birth in rural Nepal

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Pages 1019-1025 | Received 21 May 2014, Accepted 02 Jul 2014, Published online: 28 Jul 2014

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