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Precocious Puberty, GnRH Stimulation Test and Monitoring GnRH Analog Therapy

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Menon, P.S.N. Precocious Puberty, GnRH Stimulation Test and Monitoring GnRH Analog Therapy. Indian J Pediatr 82, 980–982 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-1903-3

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