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Dionigi, R., Trimarchi, F. & Dionigi, G. Shepherds with enormous goiters in a Christmas nativity scene (XVI century). J Endocrinol Invest 43, 553–554 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-019-01124-4
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