American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 1533-1537 , December 2006

The Alabama Preterm Birth Study: Intrauterine infection and placental histologic findings in preterm births of males and females less than 32 weeks

Received 8 December 2005 ,Revised 4 May 2006 ,Accepted 11 May 2006.

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 Reprints not available from the authors. Address correspondence to Robert L. Goldenberg, MD, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, 1500 6th Avenue South, CRWH 379, Birmingham, AL 35233-1602.

PII: S0002-9378(06)00662-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.05.023

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 1533-1537 , December 2006

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