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The Enigma of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Abstract
The world's preterm birth rate continues to increase. In 2006, preterm births accounted for 12.8% of live births in the United States. Only about half the cases of prematurity result from identifiable causes. This review discusses the challenge of understanding the causes of premature birth and finding ways to prevent it.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Muglia, L. J., & Katz, M.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2010-02-11
- Volume
- 362
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 529-535
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W1986514022
- Cited by
- 682
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 34.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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