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. 2015 Mar-Apr;19(2):306-7.
doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.149331.

The recommendation of the International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescent Medicine for the assessment of growth hormone secretion in thalassemia

Vincenzo De Sanctis  1 , Ashraf T Soliman  2 , Giancarlo Candini  3 , Heba Elsedfy  4
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The recommendation of the International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescent Medicine for the assessment of growth hormone secretion in thalassemia

Vincenzo De Sanctis et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Mar-Apr.
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Percentile of insulin-like growth factor-1 level in females and males with β thalassemia major
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