Linear Versus Non-Linear Dose-Response Relationship Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Meconium Concentration of

J Y Yang1, H S Kwak2, J Y Han3

  • 1National Institute of of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Seoul, Republic of Korea ; Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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