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Nutritional Rickets: Still a Problem for the Pediatric Population

Abdullah Bereket† Marmara University, School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +90 216 327 1010/577 Fax: +90 216 411 [email protected]View further author information
Pages 75-87 | Published online: 25 Jan 2010

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