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. 2003 Feb;8(2):105-6.

doi: 10.1093/pch/8.2.105.

Cretinism: The past, present and future of diagnosis and cure

Sonia Salisbury¹

Affiliations

PMID: 20019927
PMCID: PMC2791432
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.2.105

Cretinism: The past, present and future of diagnosis and cure

Sonia Salisbury. Paediatr Child Health. 2003 Feb.

. 2003 Feb;8(2):105-6.

doi: 10.1093/pch/8.2.105.

Author

Sonia Salisbury¹

Affiliation

¹ Pediatrics and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

PMID: 20019927
PMCID: PMC2791432
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.2.105

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