Author's response to reviews Title:Intracluster correlation coefficients for the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP): methodological and practical implications Authors:

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  • Samira M Haddad
  • Ricardo P Tedesco
  • Renato Passini
  • Marcelo L Nomura
  • Patricia M Rehder
  • Maria H Sousa
  • Jose G Cecatti
  • Giuliane J Lajos
  • Abhik Das
چکیده

Giuliane J Lajos ([email protected]) Samira M Haddad ([email protected]) Ricardo P Tedesco ([email protected]) Renato Passini Jr ([email protected]) Tabata Z Dias ([email protected]) Marcelo L Nomura ([email protected]) Patricia M Rehder ([email protected]) Maria H Sousa ([email protected]) Jose G Cecatti ([email protected]) Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth study group ([email protected])

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تاریخ انتشار 2014