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. 1973 Feb 3;1(5848):269-72.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5848.269.

Defects and disabilities of thalidomide children

R W Smithells

Defects and disabilities of thalidomide children

R W Smithells. Br Med J. .

Abstract

The range of defects and disabilities in thalidomide children is very much wider than is generally realized. The defects of 154 children are described and classified. Their disabilities range from incapacitating to negligible.

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