Association between Anogenital Distance and External Genital Anomalies in Nigerian Newborn Infants
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Penile length, digit length, and anogenital distance according to birth weight in newborn male infants
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1999-8546,1999-9623
DOI: 10.3126/njog.v12i2.19942