Nationwide study of trends in physician partner choice for childbearing unions.
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SUBMITTER: Andersson L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9314936 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
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Nationwide study of trends in physician partner choice for childbearing unions.
Andersson Linus L Chudnovskaya Margarita M Shahbazian Roujman R Ghaznavi Cyrus C Ueda Peter P
Journal of internal medicine 20220302 1
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