Hypopituitarism in Pediatric Survivors of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurotrauma
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0897-7151,1557-9042
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.2916