Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1624-1629 , November 1999

Skeletal malformations associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Experimental and human studies

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☆ Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Beijing, China, May 9–13, 1999.

☆☆ Supported by FIS Grant #96/0059-01.

PII: S0022-3468(99)90630-9

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1624-1629 , November 1999

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