## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** Families of children with major structural malformations often benefit greatly from genetic services. However, these services may not be readily available in all areas. The purpose of this study was to use data from a statewide birth defects registry and geographic infor
Risk of limb birth defects and mother's home proximity to cornfields
✍ Scribed by Hugo Ochoa-Acuña; Cristina Carbajo
- Book ID
- 113892994
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 407
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0048-9697
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