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Testicular adrenal rest tumors in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Waad M. Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed A. Shazly and Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha
Saudi Medical Journal September 2021, 42 (9) 986-993; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210257

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