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  1. Pittsburgh, PA, 15228, USA

    Linda M. Gourash MD (Physician in private practice) & Janice L. Forster MD (Physician in private practice)

  2. Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, USA

    James E. Hanchett MD

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  1. Section of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, William R. Brown/Missouri Chair of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, USA

    Merlin G. Butler MD, PhD (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics) (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA

    Merlin G. Butler MD, PhD (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics) (Chief and Professor of Pediatrics)

  3. Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd., Boldon, Tyne and Wear, NE 35 9PD, UK

    Phillip D. K. Lee MD (Chief Scientific Officer) (Chief Scientific Officer)

  4. Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA

    Barbara Y. Whitman PhD (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Gourash, L.M., Hanchett, J.E., Forster, J.L. (2006). Inpatient Crisis Intervention for Persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome. In: Butler, M.G., Lee, P.D.K., Whitman, B.Y. (eds) Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33536-0_17

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