prevalence of permanent congenital hypothyroidism in isfahan-iran

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mahmood ghasemi

mahin hashemipour

silva hovsepian

kamal heiydari

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Journal title:
international journal of preventive medicine

جلد ۴، شماره ۱۲، صفحات ۱۳۶۵-۰

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