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Original Article

Placental abruption, offspring sex, and birth outcomes in a large cohort of mothers

Muktar H. AliyuDepartment of Preventive Medicine & Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Hamisu M. SalihuThe Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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of’neil LynchDepartment of Mathematics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN, USA
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Amina P. AlioDepartment of Family and Community Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Phillip J. MartyThe Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Pages 248-252 | Received 06 Dec 2010, Accepted 23 Feb 2011, Published online: 30 Jun 2011

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