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. 1971 Feb;25(1):17–25. doi: 10.1136/jech.25.1.17

Comparisons of secular and seasonal variations in the incidence of anencephalus in Belfast and four Scottish cities, 1956-66.

J H Elwood, G MacKenzie
PMCID: PMC478625  PMID: 5102515

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