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  1. MRC/University Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    John M. Pettifor

  2. Consultant Pediatrician and Director of Children’s Service Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK

    Benjamin Jacobs

  3. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Abhijeet Saha

  4. Pediatric Nephrology, Kidney and Urology Institute, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, India

    Sidharth Kumar Sethi

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Pettifor, J.M., Jacobs, B., Saha, A. et al. Editorials. Indian Pediatr 51, 259–264 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0388-x

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