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Short-term treatment with prednisolone has no lasting effect on serum leptin

O. D. Wolthers Children's Clinic Randers, Randers, Denmark; Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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C. Heuck Children's Clinic Randers, Randers, Denmark; Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Pages 321-324 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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