Periconceptional use of weight loss products including ephedra and the association with birth defects.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Birth defects research. Clinical and molecular teratology

• Publication date

  2008-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1002/bdra.20472PMID 18553492
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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