Invited Perspective: Opportunities and Obstacles of Longitudinal Data in Pregnancy to Quantify Mechanisms and Understand Etiology

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Journal Environ Health Perspect

Date 2023 Aug 9

PMID 37556306

Authors

Dana E Goin

Amy M Padula

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