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SERUM VITAMIN A AND CAROTENE LEVELS IN DOWN'S SYNDROME AND OTHER RETARDED SUBJECTS SHOWING ENAMEL ABNORMALITIES OF THE PERMANENT DENTITION
H. S. Barden,
H. S. Barden
Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Box 4348, Illinois 60680, U.S.A.
Search for more papers by this authorH. S. Barden,
H. S. Barden
Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Box 4348, Illinois 60680, U.S.A.
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: September 1978

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