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Maternal exposure to statins and risk for birth defects: A case-series approach

✍ Scribed by Emily E. Petersen; Allen A. Mitchell; John C. Carey; Martha M. Werler; Carol Louik; Sonja A. Rasmussen

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 58 KB
Volume: 146A
Category: Article
ISSN: 1552-4825
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32493

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