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Etiopathogenesis, classification, investigations and diagnosis in intersex disorders

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This article is based on the presentation in the “International Workshop on Recent Advances in Neonatal Surgery and Intersex Disorders” held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi from March 1–4, 1989. It was accepted for publication in 1991.

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Forest, M.G. Etiopathogenesis, classification, investigations and diagnosis in intersex disorders. Indian J Pediatr 59, 475–485 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751565

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