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Naama Fisch-Shvalb1,2, Meytal Bar-Maisels3, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan3,4
1Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel. naamafisch1@tauex.tau.ac.il.
Endocrine
|September 27, 2025
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