High rates of neural tube defects in Ukraine
โ Scribed by Nataliya Yuskiv; Clark O. Andelin; Svitlana Polischuk; Oleksandr Shevchuk; Zoryana Sosynyuk; Tetyana Vihovska; Lyubov Yevtushok; Godfrey P. Oakley Jr.; Wladimir Wertelecki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-0752
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