The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 125, Issue 5 , Pages 819-822 , November 1994

Increased risk of facial scars in children taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs

Received 4 April 1994 ,Accepted 28 June 1994.

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☆ From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, and the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington and Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle

☆☆ Reprint requests: Carol A. Wallace, MD, Rheumatology CH-73, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105-0371.

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 125, Issue 5 , Pages 819-822 , November 1994

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