Anencephaly and residence near textile industries: An epidemiological case-control study in South America

BAG - Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-14

  Baldo, Cecilia Carolina ^a   Campaña, Hebe ^a   Gili, Juan Antonio ^a   Poletta, Fernando Adrián ^b   López Camelo, Jorge Santiago ^a  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

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EID: 79953820205     PISSN: 16660390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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