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An occasional side effect in the treatment of congenital hypothyroidism: hair loss

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  1. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey

    Nihal Hatipoglu, Selim Kurtoglu, Mehmet Keskin & Mustafa Kendirci

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Hatipoglu, N., Kurtoglu, S., Keskin, M. et al. An occasional side effect in the treatment of congenital hypothyroidism: hair loss. Eur J Pediatr 165, 500–501 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0090-7

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