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Research Article

THE CONFUSED IDENTITY OF CANTRELL'S PENTAD: ECTOPIA CORDIS IS RELATED EITHER TO THORACOSCHISIS OR TO A DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA WITH AN OMPHALOCELE

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Pages 383-390 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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