Consanguinity and occurrence of cleft lip/palate: A hospital-based registry study in Riyadh
β Scribed by Kandasamy Ravichandran; Mohamed Shoukri; Aziza Aljohar; Naz Subhani Shazia; Yasmin Al-Twaijri; Ibtisam Al Jarba
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 158A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4825
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