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Original Article

Cleft Lip and Palate in Finland in 1948–75: Correlations to Infections, Seasonal and Yearly Variations

A. Rintala Finnish Red Cross Cleft Center, Departments of Virology, and Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
,
A. Pönkä Finnish Red Cross Cleft Center, Departments of Virology, and Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
,
S. Sarna Finnish Red Cross Cleft Center, Departments of Virology, and Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
&
T. Stegars Finnish Red Cross Cleft Center, Departments of Virology, and Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 197-201 | Received 09 Jun 1983, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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