Angley, Meghan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-8786
Thorsten, Vanessa R.
Drews-Botsch, Carolyn
Dudley, Donald J.
Goldenberg, Robert L.
Silver, Robert M.
Stoll, Barbara J.
Pinar, Halit
Hogue, Carol J. R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U10-HD045953 (Brown University), U10-HD045925 (Emory University), U10-HD045952 (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), U10-HD045955 (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), UK10-HD045944 (University of Utah Health Sciences Center), U10-HD045954 (RTI International))
Article History
Received: 13 November 2017
Accepted: 26 June 2018
First Online: 24 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the institutional review boards of the academic centers and the participating hospitals: Brown University School of Medicine (Women & Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Landmark Medical Center, Westerly Hospital, Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, Charlton Memorial Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, Tobey Hospital, Kent Hospital, Newport Hospital, South County Hospital, Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Brockton Hospital), Emory University School of Medicine (Crawford Long Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, DeKalb Medical Center, DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta Medical Center, Northside Hospital), University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Mainland Medical Center, Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Brazosport Memorial Hospital, Christus St. Joseph Hospital, Christus St. John Hospital, Hermann Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Angleton Danbury Medical Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Methodist Hospital, Methodist Metropolitan Hospital, University Hospital, Baptist Medical Center, North Central Baptist Hospital, North East Baptist Hospital, Southeast Baptist Hospital, St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital, Southwest General Hospital, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, Wilford Hall Medical Center (59th Medical Wing)), University of Utah School of Medicine (Alta View Hospital, Cottonwood Hospital, Jordan Valley Hospital, LDS Hospital, Pioneer Valley Hospital, St. Mark’s Hospital, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, University Hospital, North Davis Hospital, American Fork Hospital, Orem Community Hospital, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, McKay-Dee Hospital, Ogden Regional Hospital, Intermountain Medical Center) and the data coordinating center, RTI International. All participants in the case-control study gave written informed consent.
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