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Research Article

Ethinyl Estradiol Treatment for Growth Limitation in Girls with Marfan's Syndrome—Experience from a Single Center

Sema Kalkan Ucar Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wendy F. Paterson Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK
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Malcolm D.C. Donaldson Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK
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David Young Research and Development Office, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK and Department of Statistics and Modelling Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Pages 109-120 | Published online: 02 Nov 2009

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