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Rickets: A preventable cause of delayed walking in toddlers

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Kumar, R.K. Rickets: A preventable cause of delayed walking in toddlers. Indian J Pediatr 77, 465–466 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0023-3

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