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. 2016 Jan;137(1):214-215.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001943.

Discussion: What's in a Name? Accurately Diagnosing Metopic Craniosynostosis Using a Computational Approach

Jeffrey A Fearon  1
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Discussion: What's in a Name? Accurately Diagnosing Metopic Craniosynostosis Using a Computational Approach

Jeffrey A Fearon. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan.
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