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    Celien Vreuls & Paul J. van Diest

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Vreuls, C., van Diest, P.J. (2018). Gynecomastia. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4751-1

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