Are there ethnic disparities in risk of
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Wendy N. Nembhard; Jason L. Salemi; Kimberlea W. Hauser; Jennifer L. Kornosky
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Birth defects and preterm birth (PTB) are leading causes of infant morbidity and mortality in the United States. Infants with birth defects are more likely to be born preterm (<37 weeks), yet the roles of maternal ethnicity and fetal growth in this relationship are uncle