Preterm birth: prediction, prevention, care
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has been approved by the Examining Committee for the thesis requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Translational Biomedicine at the May 2014 graduation. To Becca, Jonah & Cora. Teachers in my most important fields; husband and father. ii A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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