Defining and classifying height in children with cystic fibrosis: comparison of z-score height for age and z-score target height
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(10)60342-6