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2/2026 vol. 101
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Establishing normative values for palpebral fissure length in Polish children: implications for foetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis

Agnieszka Różdżyńska-Świątkowska 1
,
Anna Świąder-Leśniak 1
,
Honorata Kołodziejczyk 1
,
Anna Zielińska 1
,
Katarzyna Okulicz-Kozaryn 2

  1. Anthropology Laboratory, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland

  2. Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland

Pediatr Pol 2026; 101 (2): 122-127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2026.162933
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/30
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