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Leukaemia in children with growth hormone deficiency not treated with growth hormone

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Abbreviations

GH :

growth hormone

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Kyoto University, Kawahara-cho 54, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    M. Kubota, K. Fujii, C. Yamanaka & Y. Akiyama

  2. Paediatric Division, Wakayama Red Cross Hospital, Wakayama, Japan

    T. Momoi & C. Hori

  3. Epidemiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

    S. Watanabe

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Kubota, M., Fujii, K., Yamanaka, C. et al. Leukaemia in children with growth hormone deficiency not treated with growth hormone. Eur J Pediatr 154, 418–419 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02072121

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