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Associations Between Modifiable Preconception Care Indicators and Pregnancy Outcomes

Ashwini Kamath Mulki, Melanie B. Johnson, Nicole M. Burgess, Kyle Shaak, Katie Nisbett, Katarzyna Jabbour, Roya Hamadani and Beth Careyva
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2025, 38 (1) 84-93; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240133R1

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