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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 11, 1991 - Issue 4
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Ambiguous genitalia: medical, socio-cultural and religious factors affecting management in Saudi Arabia

M. A. AbdullahDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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M. KatugampolaDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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S. Al-HabibDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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N. Al-JurayyanDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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A. Al-SamarraiDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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A. Al-NuaimDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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P. J. PatelDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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M. NiaziDepartment of Cytogenetics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Pages 343-348 | Received 21 Feb 1991, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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