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John A. Dodge

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British paediatrician and human geneticist, Belfast.

Biography of John A. Dodge

We thank Andre Trombeta for information submitted.

Bibliography

  • J. A. Dodge:
    Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Belfast, 1957-1969.
    Archives of Disease in Childhood, London, 1975, 50: 171-178.

  • A. R.Webb, J. Lari, J. A. Dodge:
    Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in South Glamorgan 1970-1979.
    Archives of Disease in Childhood, London, 1983, 58: 586-590.

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