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Effect of maternal age distribution and prenatal diagnosis on the population rates of Down syndrome - a comparative study of nineteen populations

✍ Scribed by BENGT KÄLLEN; LISBETH B. KNUDSEN

Book ID
114809356
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
424 KB
Volume
110
Category
Article
ISSN
0018-0661

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