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Megavitamin therapy in inherited metabolic disorders

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 3395 Scranton Road, 44109, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

    Satish C. Kalhan M.B.B.S.,M.R.C.P. (Associate Professor in Pediatrics)

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Kalhan, S.C. Megavitamin therapy in inherited metabolic disorders. Indian J Pediatr 48, 635–646 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821592

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