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Macrostomia: A study of 15 patients seen in Lagos, Nigeria and proposal for a classification of severity

Idowu O. Fadeyibi Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, LagosCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Andrew O. Ugburo Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos
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Adedolapo A. Fasawe Ministry of Health, Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Lagos, Nigeria
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Olajide Idris Ministry of Health, Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Lagos, Nigeria
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Samuel A. Ademiluyi Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Lagos
Pages 289-295 | Accepted 01 Jul 2010, Published online: 20 Dec 2010

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