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Endocrine aspects of Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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Soliman, A.T., Alsalmi, I., Banna, N.E. et al. Endocrine aspects of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Indian J Pediatr 63, 402–406 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751540

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