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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 63, 1992 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Low plasma levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor I in Perthes' disease A controlled study of 59 consecutive children

Jasper Neidel Köln University, Department of Orthopedics, Josef Stelzmannstrasse 9, D-5000, Köln 41, Germany, Tel +49-221 478 4601, Fax +49-221 478 4095
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Detlef Zander Köln University, Department of Orthopedics, Josef Stelzmannstrasse 9, D-5000, Köln 41, Germany, Tel +49-221 478 4601, Fax +49-221 478 4095
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Matthias H. Hackenbroch Köln University, Department of Orthopedics, Josef Stelzmannstrasse 9, D-5000, Köln 41, Germany, Tel +49-221 478 4601, Fax +49-221 478 4095
Pages 393-398 | Received 11 Feb 1991, Accepted 22 Mar 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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