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. 1997 May 1;88(3):181–183. doi: 10.1007/BF03403884

Mortality in Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Brian F Habbick 17,✉, Josephine L Nanson 27, Richard E Snyder 27,37, Robin E Casey 37
PMCID: PMC6990167  PMID: 9260359

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Footnotes

This study was conducted with the aid of a research grant from the Health Services Utilisation and Research Commission of Saskatchewan.

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