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. 1980 May 17;280(6225):1199–1202. doi: 10.1136/bmj.280.6225.1199

Maternal serum alphafetoprotein in pregnancy and the prevention of birth defect.

R Harris
PMCID: PMC1601521  PMID: 6155970

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