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The relationship between intrauterine growth restriction and preterm delivery: an empirical approach using data from a European case-control study

  1. J. Zeitlin Researcher1,*,
  2. P. Y. Ancel Researcher2,
  3. M. J. Saurel-Cubizolles Researcher1,
  4. E. Papiernik Professor1

Article first published online: 12 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13336.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 107, Issue 6, pages 750–758, June 2000

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Zeitlin, J., Ancel, P. Y., Saurel-Cubizolles, M. J. and Papiernik, E. (2000), The relationship between intrauterine growth restriction and preterm delivery: an empirical approach using data from a European case-control study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 107: 750–758. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13336.x

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  1. 1

    Port-Royal Maternity Hospital, Paris

  2. 2

    I.N.S.E.R.M, Maternal and Child Health Research Unit (U149), Villejuif, France

*Correspondence: Dr J. Zeitlin, INSERM U149, 123 boulevard de Port-Royal, 75014 Paris, France.

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  1. Issue published online: 12 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 12 AUG 2005
  3. Accepted 8 February 2000

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