Maternal experiences of racism and violence as predictors of preterm birth: rationale and study design.

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

• Publication date

  2001-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1046/J.1365-3016.2001.00013.XPMID 11520405
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