The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 200-204 , February 2002

Risks of congenital anomalies in large for gestational age infants

Received 17 May 2001 ,Revised 25 October 2001 ,Accepted 12 November 2001.

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☆ Supported by the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) of Argentina, the Programa de Apoio a Pesquisa Estratégica em Saúde (PAPES) da Fundaçâo Oswaldo Cruz, and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) of Brazil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Dr Eduardo E. Castilla, ECLAMC/Genetica/Fiocruz, CP 926, Rio de Janeiro RJ 20001—970, Brazil.

PII: S0022-3476(02)68948-6

doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.121696

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 200-204 , February 2002

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