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Brauckhoff, M., Gimm, O., Dralle, H. (2005). Virilizing and Feminizing Adrenal Tumors. In: Linos, D., van Heerden, J.A. (eds) Adrenal Glands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26861-8_16

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