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. 1963 Dec;15(4):329–352.

Variation in Neonatal Death Rate and Birth Weight in the United States and Possible Relations to Environment Radiation, Geology and Altitude

Douglas Grahn, Jack Kratchman
PMCID: PMC1932559  PMID: 14097229

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