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Page 174
... result from stretching of the ligaments and weakness of the muscles . At a later stage the shape of the bones may be altered and the deformity become rigid . Little is known regarding the causation of congenital flatfoot . All infants ...
... result from stretching of the ligaments and weakness of the muscles . At a later stage the shape of the bones may be altered and the deformity become rigid . Little is known regarding the causation of congenital flatfoot . All infants ...
Page 188
... result from storms or excessive rainfall over brief periods of time as , for example , the floods of Paris ( 1658 and 1910 ) , of Warsaw ( 1861 and 1964 ) , of Frankfurt am Main ( 1854 and 1930 ) , and of Rome ( 1530 and 1557 ) ...
... result from storms or excessive rainfall over brief periods of time as , for example , the floods of Paris ( 1658 and 1910 ) , of Warsaw ( 1861 and 1964 ) , of Frankfurt am Main ( 1854 and 1930 ) , and of Rome ( 1530 and 1557 ) ...
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... result in defective off- spring . The law is also useful in determining whether the number of harmful mutations in a population is increasing as a result of radia- tion from industrial processes , medical tech- niques , and fallout ...
... result in defective off- spring . The law is also useful in determining whether the number of harmful mutations in a population is increasing as a result of radia- tion from industrial processes , medical tech- niques , and fallout ...
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