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Iodine deficiency and goiter prevalence in a population living at sea level in Campania (Italy)

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Valentino, R. Iodine deficiency and goiter prevalence in a population living at sea level in Campania (Italy). J Endocrinol Invest 26, 100–101 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03345133

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