Folic Acid Supplements and Risk of Facial Clefts: National Population Based Case-Control Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0029-7828
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000268659.58486.f4