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Data Management in a Community-Based Birth Cohort: What the SEMILLA Study Teaches Us

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|Feb 2026

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Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 13, 2026
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Published on: Feb 6, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Nataly Cadena, Fadya Orozco, Stephanie Montenegro, Fabián Muñoz, Alexis J. Handal, published by Ubiquity Press
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