Adult height and age at menarche in childhood cancer survivors
โ Scribed by E.M. Noorda; R. Somers; F.E. van Leeuwen; T. Vulsma; H. Behrendt
- Book ID
- 117657139
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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