Two lethal chondrodysplasias with giant chondrocytes
β Scribed by Yang, S. S. ;Roskamp, J. ;Liu, C. T. ;Frates, R. ;Singer, D. B. ;Opitz, John M.
- Book ID
- 102700521
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 645 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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