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Sex effect on the risk of mental retardation

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    Samuel P. Bessman M.D. (Professor and Chairman)

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Bessman, S.P. Sex effect on the risk of mental retardation. Behav Genet 10, 327–329 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067778

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