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Human Growth Hormone therapy: Longterm responses in 30 children with growth hormone deficiency

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Kannan, V., Usharani, K. Human Growth Hormone therapy: Longterm responses in 30 children with growth hormone deficiency. Indian J Pediatr 58 (Suppl 5), 65–69 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02750986

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