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    Bernard F. Laya

  2. World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI), Reston, VA, USA

    Amanda Dehaye

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Laya, B.F., Dehaye, A. Partnering to solve the problem of tuberculosis. Pediatr Radiol 44, 687–689 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2918-z

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