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Original Article

Maternal Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Live-Born Infants With Isolated Ocular Congenital Abnormalities

Erzsébet H. Puhó National Center for Healthcare Audit and Improvement, Budapest, Hungary
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Gábor Vogt Hospital and Central Outpatients Clinics of the Hungarian State Railways, Budapest
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Melinda Csáky-Szunyogh National Center for Healthcare Audit and Improvement, Budapest, Hungary
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Júlia Métneki National Center for Healthcare Audit and Improvement, Budapest, Hungary
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Andrew E. Czeizel Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
Pages 257-263 | Received 06 Apr 2007, Accepted 25 Jan 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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