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Inflammatory parameters in sexually abused children

Kilic Serbulent, Kara Ozlem and Tutanc Murat
Saudi Medical Journal December 2017, 38 (12) 1213-1218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.12.21463

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