Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 196-201 , June 2007

Epidemiologic Approaches for Studying Recurrent Pregnancy Outcomes: Challenges and Implications for Research

  • Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.03.008

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 196-201 , June 2007

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