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Ginsberg, J.P., Maity, A. (2005). The Testes. In: Schwartz, C.L., Hobbie, W.L., Constine, L.S., Ruccione, K.S. (eds) Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26498-1_14

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