British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 466-469 , September 2009

Relation between the concentration of zinc in maternal whole blood and the risk of an infant being born with an orofacial cleft

  • K.K. Hozyasz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • M. Kaczmarczyk

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland
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  • J. Dudzik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland
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  • E. Bulska

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Z. Dudkiewicz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
    • ,
  • M. Szymanski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland

,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00216-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.06.005

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 466-469 , September 2009

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