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Bone mineral density in older patients with never-treated congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

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Maione, L., Colao, A. & Young, J. Bone mineral density in older patients with never-treated congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Endocrine 59, 231–233 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-017-1334-1

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