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Infant mortality due to congenital malformation in Argentina (1998–2009): temporal and spatial analysis of neonatal and postneonatal components

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  1. Área de Genética Médica y Poblacional, Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José María Ramos Mejía, General Urquiza 609, 1332, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Rubén Bronberg

  2. Laboratorio de Epidemiología Genética, Centro de Estudios Médicos (CEMIC), Av. E. Galván 4102, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Juan Gili

  3. Instituto de Biología de la Altura, Av. Bolivia 1661, 4600, San Salvador, Jujuy, Argentina

    Estela Chaves & Jose Dipierri

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Bronberg, R., Gili, J., Chaves, E. et al. Infant mortality due to congenital malformation in Argentina (1998–2009): temporal and spatial analysis of neonatal and postneonatal components. J Community Genet 4, 507–515 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-013-0141-5

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