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. 1995 Sep;103(Suppl 6):163–164. doi: 10.1289/ehp.95103s6163

Neural tube defects--why are rates high among populations of Mexican descent?

J A Harris 1, G M Shaw 1
PMCID: PMC1518906  PMID: 8549467

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