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Original Article

Mortality from Early Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis

Influence of Obstetric Factors

Prabhcharan Gill Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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John Sobeck Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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David Jarjoura Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Office of Biostatistics, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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Sharon Hillier Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Tom Benedetti Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pages 35-39 | Received 10 Dec 1995, Accepted 11 Mar 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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