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Original Article

Prevalence and prenatal ultrasound detection of clubfoot in a non-selected population: an analysis of 549 931 births in Tuscany

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Pages 2066-2069 | Received 09 Apr 2014, Accepted 14 Oct 2014, Published online: 11 Nov 2014

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