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Original Article

The effect of a 25-hour fast during the Day of Atonement on preterm delivery

Natalie Shalit1 Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel and
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Roy Shalit1 Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel and
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Eyal Sheiner1 Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel and ;2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1410-1413 | Received 03 Dec 2013, Accepted 12 Aug 2014, Published online: 10 Sep 2014

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