Preterm birth research: from disillusion to the search for new mechanisms
Open Access
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
- Vol. 15 (s2) , 159-161
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00015.x
Abstract
No intervention has been shown to decrease the rate of preterm birth. There was thus a need for a new research agenda. The new emphasis is on social and biological mechanisms, including the impact on...Keywords
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