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. 2005 Nov;59(11):916–919. doi: 10.1136/jech.2004.023457

Terms in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology: I. Reproductive terms

R Nguyen 1, A Wilcox 1
PMCID: PMC1732942  PMID: 16234416

Abstract

This is the first of a two part glossary of terms used in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology.

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