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World birth defects day

Towards a national registry for birth defects in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed M. Kurdi and Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (2) 143-145; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.2.11397
Ahmed M. Kurdi
From the Department of Obstetric and Gynecology (Kurdi), and the MSD-BDR Central Office (Majeed-Saidan), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan
From the Department of Obstetric and Gynecology (Kurdi), and the MSD-BDR Central Office (Majeed-Saidan), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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