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Classification system and case definition for SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates

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ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Volume 99, Issue 5, Pages 565-568

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13870

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