Preterm births in countries with a very high human development index.

Lancet

Shanghai Municipal Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China; Peking University Center of Medical Genetics, Beijing, China; Network of Translational Medicine for Maternal and Children's Health, China; Global Network of Maternal and Infant Health, March of Dimes Foundation, White Plain, NY, USA; *New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA. Electronic address:

Published: April 2013

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