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Epidemiological Studies of Congenital Abnormalities in Hungary

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Issues and Reviews in Teratology

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First, some terms are defined, to diminish “the chaotic state of the subject” (Warkany, 1971).

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  1. Department of Human Genetics and Teratology, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, National Institute of Hygiene, Budapest, Hungary

    Andrew Czeizel

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    Harold Kalter

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Czeizel, A. (1993). Epidemiological Studies of Congenital Abnormalities in Hungary. In: Kalter, H. (eds) Issues and Reviews in Teratology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2906-4_3

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